Tag: birmingham
Donald Watkins Sr. found guilty on all counts; son guilty on...
Usdoj.gov.
A federal jury today found Donald Watkins Sr. and his son Donald Watkins, Jr. guilty of multiple charges for their roles in investment fraud...
Local college students compile forceful report on lynchings in Bham area
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Between the 1880s and 1940, a documented 30 people were lynched or victims of racial terror violence in Jefferson County,...
For Myeisha Hutchinson, conversations about area’s racial past are personal
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Tracing her family’s history and creating conversation about Jefferson County’s racial past are not easy, but Myeisha Hutchinson won’t be...
Rashad Grimes once faced capital murder charge, now in Cumberland School...
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
At age 17, Birmingham-native Rashad Grimes faced a capital murder charge in the slaying of another person in his Ensley neighborhood....
Opera Birmingham’s ”Tosca” features rising African American talent
By Keith A. Wolfe
Special to The Times
You can hear two emerging artists make their debut here in Birmingham in the two leading roles of...
Miles College captures first ever SIAC basketball championship
milesgoldenbears.com
The Miles College Golden Bears completed a stunning one-year turnaround, dismantling LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) 70-46 Saturday night at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham to win their...
Wenonah Dragons boys defeat Center Point, claim state basketball crown
www.cbs42.com
Wenonah High School limited Center Point to just two points in the second quarter en route to a 52-34 triumph as the Dragons claimed...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
Often, we hear about relatives that we’ve never met. We asked Birmingham area residents, Who is a family member you wish...
People, Places and Things
By Gwen DeRu
CELEBRATE WOMEN’S MONTH!
TODAY
BILLY STRINGS at Saturn.
THE LAST CHANCE RIDERS, NOBODY’S DARLINGS, THE GREAT DYING and NAKD at The Nick.
COMEDIAN ERIC DA SILVA...
Major League Baseball reassesses Academy at George Ward Park
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Calling it a “sad day” in the city of Birmingham, Councilor William Parker said Major League Baseball is now reassessing...
