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By Ameera Steward The Birmingham Times Jewell Christopher (Chris) McNair was remembered on Friday as a remarkable man whose love and forgiveness were stronger than one...

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For the Birmingham Times The top shelf of the pro shop at the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham’s South Avondale area...

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For the Birmingham Times Not many blacks played golf where Chris Osborne grew up, but that never stopped the Morristown, Tenn., native...

Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For the Birmingham Times Playing a round of golf is similar to a journey through life, said Miles College head golf coach Leonard...

By Otis Windham Jr. As a beginner, I often stood on the driving range and watched how effortlessly and far skilled players could hit the...

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...

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...

By Pat Byington bhamnow.com On May 2, 1963, thousands of children in Birmingham, trained in the tactics of nonviolence, marched throughout the city, calling for desegregation....

By Crystal Mullen-Johnson Mental Health care is an underutilized service in the African-American community. Transportation, poverty, mis-education and stigma can all be barriers for people...

By Anita Debro Special to the Birmingham Times “You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...