Tag: alabama
Meet UAB’s first Doctor of Public Health in biostatistics
By Hannah Echols
UAB News
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
It is a simple question every young child is asked. Answers range from...
Huntsville now Alabama’s largest city, Birmingham second in 2020 Census
By Ramsey Archibald | rarchibald@al.com
Huntsville is officially the largest city in Alabama, and grew significantly faster than expected over the last decade. Meanwhile Birmingham, for...
‘Desecration’ of Bishop Calvin Woods Landmark Condemned by City Council, Civil...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
In a resolution presented to the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday, Councilor Steven Hoyt said the city should “reinforce” its...
Civil Rights Marker Damaged in Birmingham, Here’s Response From BCRI
bcri.org
An Alabama state historical marker named for Bishop Calvin Wallace Woods, Sr., one of Birmingham's greatest civil rights leaders, was intentionally damaged by an...
What To Know About Alabama’s New Literacy Act
By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com
The Alabama Literacy Act, first passed in 2019, will go fully into effect at the start of the new school...
Isabel Rubio, founder of ¡HICA!, to step down at end of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Isabel Rubio, founder and chief executive officer of ¡HICA!, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, for the past 20 years...
¡HICA! lifts Latino families in and around Birmingham
By Alabama Power Foundation
¡HICA! is lifting Latino families in and around Birmingham, helping them make the metro area their home by arming them with...
J.C. Wells, licensed counselor: ‘Mental health is becoming more critical’
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
J.C. Wells, a licensed professional counselor with the Birmingham-based Without Walls Counseling Services, recently spoke to The Birmingham Times about...
These programs can help pay your utility bills and lower your...
By Dennis Washington
If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and...
Both played a role in Birmingham’s 1960s history; as friends they...
By Richard Friedman
Special to The Birmingham Times
There was a fateful day in August of 1960 when the lives of Frances Foster White, an African American teenager...
