Tag: birmingham
Ed Foundation provides job skills for HS juniors during seminar
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Along with other juniors from each of Birmingham’s seven high schools, Kayla Johnson of Wenonah High School came to the Career...
Regions Bank working to prevent elder abuse among older customers
By Veleka Finch
www.doingmoretoday.com
Scenario 1: An elderly bank customer receives a call from someone posing as his son-in-law. The caller says he’s in jail and...
Wormsby: Enough is Enough
By Hollis Wormsby, Jr.
One of my long-term friends came by the house the other day visibly upset. I asked him what was wrong, and he...
Drew: Why ungroomed yards are a community safety hazard
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This is the time of year many begin their spring cleaning around their homes, both inside and out. Actually, a tidy...
Malveaux: Let’s call out the white terrorists
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
An Australian white nationalist man who says he hates immigrants acted out his hate by murdering at least 49 people and seriously...
Ellis: Finally, a cure for sickle cell anemia?
By Glenn Ellis
A little-known gene was the center of a medical and evolutionary detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors...
Word on the Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
Looking back there are occupations some of us probably feel we were meant for. So we asked, Birmingham area residents, did...
City Council approves agreement with MLB for Youth Academy
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve an agreement with Major League Baseball for a Youth Academy...
‘Staying focused on being a server instead of being served’
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...
A Jewish synagogue opened its doors to Christian congregation after its...
By Loumay Alesali and Christina Zdanowicz
CNN
A church that lost its worship home to a Christmas Day fire has found a new home in a...