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Birmingham Schools Creates Community Reading Groups to Boost Literacy for 3rd...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools leaders took another step Monday to get all third graders reading on grade level or proficiency by...
Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in...
Corey Bishop’s Refresh Clothing2 Changes Fabric of Birmingham Community
prosperbham.com
Corey Bishop is not your average entrepreneur. That’s evident immediately upon entrance to his vibrant and inviting Five Points West flagship Refresh Clothing2 location at 2247...
How Students at Birmingham’s A.H. Parker High School Found Way to...
By Alaina Bookman
AL.com
Alaina Bookman reports for the “Beyond the Violence” collaborative, a partnership between AL.com, The Birmingham Times and CBS42. Support her work here.
Members of the...
Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s First Black Police Officer, Dies at 90
Associated Press
The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90.
Birmingham Police on Friday posted about Stover’s death on...
Miles College Renames Center for Economic & Social Justice After Judge...
miles.edu
Miles College on Saturday renamed the Center for Economic and Social Justice in honor of retired federal Judge U.W. Clemon, a 1965 graduate of...
Mayor Woodfin to Alabama’s Treasurer: Why Leave 731 [College] Students Stranded?
By Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin
This is a guest opinion column
By now, everyone has heard that State Treasurer Young J. Boozer III has now declined...
Rep. Sewell Announces $4 Million Boost for Walking Trails in West...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Surrounded by city leaders from Birmingham, Fairfield and Midfield, Congresswoman Terri Sewell on Monday delivered $4 million in federal funds...
For Second Time This Week, Darrell O’Quinn Voted President of Birmingham...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
For the second time in a week, Darrell O’Quinn was elected Birmingham City Council President this time with five Councilors...
Rap Star T.I. Premieres Film in Birmingham
Written and Photographed by Marika N. Johnson
Birmingham already in an electrified state with 2023 Magic City Classic festivities turned up even further as rap...
