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Erykah Badu
GWEN DERU

“There was no way in the world I was going to be a teacher.”

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-Deborah Dickinson Crawford, a Birmingham native who, despite her initial disinterest, worked as a kindergarten teacher in the city for 38 years, and recently retired; The Birmingham Times, June 14.

Smithfield Library to Relocate as City Awaits Word on $50 Million Grant

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Birmingham City Council rezoned eight sites, including the Smithfield Library, across three neighborhoods to enable the creation of about 900 units of housing as part of larger mixed-use development.
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times

Meet the Birmingham Barber Who Cut His Way onto a Hollywood Movie Set

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Tommy Dudley Jr., a West End native, served as "personal barber" to Chukwudi Iwuji, a star of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3," for filming and for other public events.
By Chanda Temple
birminghamal.gov

OP-ED: Urgent Moment to Reverse National Crime Trends

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By Andrew M. Cuomo and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

Birmingham’s ASFA Music and Theatre Students Impress During Concert in Namibia

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ASFA students and faculty alongside the Namibian National Symphony Orchestra (NNSO) performed at two-soldout concerts. (Leo Kambonde Photo)

By Ryan Michaels

The Birmingham Times

Women Under Construction Network (WUCN) Choir to Perform Free Concert

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By Nicole S. Daniel

The Birmingham Times

‘He Said He Loved Me And … Wanted to Spend the Rest of His Life With Me’

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BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY

Special to the Birmingham Times

Birmingham AL’s Juneteenth Weekend [PHOTOS]

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The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama celebration included dance performances in Birmingham's Kelly Ingram Park on Monday. (Larry O. Gay, For The Birmingham Times)

The Birmingham Times