Tag: Convention
What to Expect as Babypalooza Returns to the BJCC on Aug....
By Je'Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Jemia Roberson-Storey is a repeat Babypalooza attendee, and there’s a reason. The Prattville, Alabama, resident, wife and mother...
NABJ Draws 3,644 to Birmingham – 2nd Highest Ever for a...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The final tally was 3,644. That's how many journalists showed up in Birmingham Aug. 2-6 for the National Association of...
Opening Ceremony Highlights First Full Day of 2023 NABJ Convention in...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Journalists, media executives, educators, communications and marketing professionals, students and others begin arriving in Birmingham Wednesday for the 2023 National...
$50 Million Amphitheater in North Birmingham, One-Step Closer
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
In another step needed to clear the way for a $50 million amphitheater in North Birmingham, the City Council on...
‘Traveling Billboard’ Unveiled; Motorcoach Honors Civil Rights in Birmingham AL
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Terry Collins still remembers hearing disc jockeys deliver coded messages urging he and other Birmingham high school classmates at the...
$50-million ‘asset’ in North Birmingham gets much needed approval
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The board of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau on Monday approved allowing a portion of the lodging taxes...
Birmingham Likely to Host USFL’s Entire New Season Beginning in April
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday voted to approve $500,000 in in-kind services to the new United States Football League,...
UPDATED — As Coldest Air of Season Moves In, City Announces...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) will be used as warming station on later this week and early next after...
Birmingham selected as site of 2023 NABJ Convention
Times staff report
Birmingham will host the 2023 National Association of Black Journalists Convention & Career Fair, the NABJ announced Thursday.
This is the first time...
National Baptist Deacons Convention opens in Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Frank Russell had heard about the 5 a.m. prayer service of the National Baptist Deacons Convention but he...