Tag: birmingham
Books and Brunch: A Celebration of Literacy, History and Sisterhood
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Imagine a safe space to celebrate black womanhood and culture while learning about black history through books by black authors....
Ellis: Final Stage of Life
By Glenn Ellis
The entire lifespan of most African Americans is consumed by efforts to overcome obstacles, inequality, and in many cases, institutional racism.
The most...
Word on the Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
There are some things we just won’t do. We asked Birmingham-area residents, It would take an Act of Congress for you...
People, Places and Things
BY GWEN DERU
TODAY
CALLIOPE MUSICALS, PARTICIPATION RIBBON and THE GOLDEN FLAKES at The Nick.
COMEDIAN LAUGHS FOR WISHES at the StarDome Comedy Club.
CAROLINE ROSE and KISSISSIPPI...
Jessie Nelson, owner of Nelson Brothers Café, dies at 78
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Jessie Nelson, owner of Nelson Brother’s Café in Birmingham’s historic Fourth Avenue Business District, has died. He was 78.
He was...
Councilor Hoyt ‘outraged’ that baseball academy won’t build in city
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Councilor Steven Hoyt said Tuesday he was “outraged” that Major League Baseball would no longer consider building a...
‘God’s timing and patience is everything’
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...
Jeffco Sheriff: No jail time for misdemeanor marijuana possession
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies can now issue a ticket or summons for those caught committing misdemeanor offenses -- including the...
UAB to launch new bus fleet with Groome Transportation
By Haley Herfurth
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s transit service will be operated by Groome Transportation beginning May 1.
“This is an exciting partnership for...
Blind ambition: Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind has untapped limitless...
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama Newscenter
Had William Seaborn Johnson been like his nine siblings, countless people in the past 160 years might have led diminished lives.
Seaborn...
