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Jamekia Bies: At Home Serving Birmingham’s Seniors

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Jamekia Bies has always had an insight into the needs of the senior population which comes in handy as...

Lonnie Pressley’s Life of Community Service

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times If there’s anyone who takes servant leadership to heart it would be Birmingham’s Lonnie Pressley. Pressley spent 30 years with...

How Lindsay Gray Offers Bundles of Hope For Women in Need

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Lindsay Gray, executive director and one of the founding members of Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank, can still remember...

How Comedian Roy Wood Jr. is Turning April Into a Career-Defining...

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By Alec Harvey Alabama News Center There are few more coveted jobs for a comedian than hosting a late-night show or being the featured entertainment at...

Dontrelle Young-Foster’s Rise to President and CEO of Birmingham Housing Authority

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times For those used to Dontrelle Young-Foster being super-friendly when they approached and found a possible change, there was a...

How Lisa Mardis Fosters Love for Birmingham’s ‘Furry Friends’

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Lisa Marie Mardis got her first ever spanking at age 13 from her grandmother Addie who had just bought a...

How Keonna Farmer Keeps Student Athletes in the Game

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Champs and Success is more than the name of a business and mentorship program for Keonna Farmer, a former...

Columnist Gwen DeRu: A Birmingham Institution

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Gwen DeRu is a Birmingham institution. The founder and CEO of DeRu and Associates, where she provides services such as...

Carmen Capo-Lugo Named Winner of UAB’s Odessa Woolfolk Award

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By Linda Gunter UAB News During the pandemic, Carmen Capó-Lugo championed an effort to bring fresh food and produce to the residents of Norwood, the north...

How Birmingham’s Cody D. Short Found a Home at WBHM 90.3...

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By Chianti C. Cleggett For The Birmingham Times As the local government and community reporter for WBHM 90.3 FM Birmingham, and a native daughter of the...