Tag: dream

By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times David Hicks, DO, on Monday officially took office as Jefferson County’s Health Officer, making him the first African American to...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Rickwood Field, opened in Birmingham in 1910 and is the oldest professional ballpark in America, could host Major League Baseball’s...

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com Michaela Kelley is a woman on a mission. The 27-year-old Birmingham police officer just became the department’s first Black female K-9 handler,...

By Nicole S. Daniel and Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Birmingham area leaders and residents gathered Monday in The Boutwell Auditorium for the 37th Annual Unity...

The Birmingham Times Hundreds of visitors from Birmingham and surrounding areas attended the Black Girls Dream Conference held this weekend which included the Journey Dream...

By TIM REYNOLDS Bill Russell hated autographs. Saw no point to them. If he was out dining and got approached by someone asking for his...

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK A billionaire technology investor stunned the entire graduating class at Morehouse College when he announced at their commencement Sunday that he...

Kaylon Hunt gets inside our heads with his short film, The Brink.  by Martin Johnson Editor’s note: This short-film series is a collaboration between The Root...