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Photographer Caroline Japal Creates Space For Artists, Other Women To Thrive
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
In the past two years, Caroline Japal has used her talents to not only create an art magazine but also...
Artist Jon Osborne once lived in a car near same park...
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...
Businessowner Aquilla Stanback’s Cup of Tea
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Shortly after graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Aquilla Stanback remembers sightseeing trips with her mother and...
Calvin Macon’s battle from addiction to published author
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
To this day, Calvin Macon regrets the condition he was in when his parents last saw him.
“I was struggling,” he...
Vernessa Barnes finds strength to comfort others, raise grandson after loss...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...
The modeling, mentoring and ministering of DeAngela Pippen
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
When DeAngela Pippen couldn’t get a foot into the fashion industry, she did the next best thing: “I just created...
Seamstress Sara Maiden: Part of city’s history and fabric
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Sara Maiden traces her beginnings as a seamstress back to when she was 4 years old and made clothes for...
Sanchez Tanniehill overcame stroke at 6 weeks old; now a singer,...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...
Designer Olivia Anthony: LIVing outside the box with popular fashion brand
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
When you think of “Southern Belle,” the images that may come to mind are big hats and lace gloves,...
‘Compromise . . . sometimes you have to do things you...
By Je'Don Holloway-Talley
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
