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Event Planner Tundra Williams: Festivities Continue During Pandemic; So Does She
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Celebrations continue on a grand scale for Tundra Williams and her event-planning business during the COVID-19 pandemic—they’re just more...
The James Harris Journey: From Hunger to Harvest to Hope
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
There were five kids in the family. There was one breadwinner, the father, and sadly, he was an...
Douglas Jackson: Kikstart Inc. Founder, Back Home to Serve Those in...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Growing up in the Ensley community, Douglas Jackson can remember helping his grandparents to pass out meals after church...
Bronze McGhee Lougheed: Dance Teacher Extraordinaire
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
In the 21-year existence of the Ebony Arrington Dance and Performance (EADP) studio in Roebuck, the company has...
Charity Davis: Vanderbilt U-bound Senior Makes Ensley Proud
By Joseph Goodman
AL.com/The Birmingham News
Charity Davis grew up in the suburbs of Birmingham, and then moved to Ensley for high school.
By choice.
She is now...
Maysa Mohmoud and Demetrius Smith: Paving the Road to Recovery
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
Two students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been accepted into the Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic Collegiate Recovery Leadership...
Kathy Boswell: Ready for The World Games 2021
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
The World Games 2021 is much-anticipated by many Birmingham-area residents but none more than Kathy Boswell, who was appointed in...
Shatysha Billingsley: A Taste of Birmingham’s Luxury Wine Business
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
Shatysha “Tysh” Billingsley, owner of Finale, a luxury wine and dessert company, believes she was born to be a...
Amber Jones’s Brother, a Pro Athlete, Had Bad Credit Like Many....
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Through research, Amber Jones learned 64 percent of Americans have bad credit. Through personal experience, she knew her brother, a...
Kenya Russell: Creating the Right Mix for Creatives of Color
By Ameera Stewart
The Birmingham Times
Kenya Russell recognized a need for Birmingham’s creative community, so she came up with the right mix. Through research, she...