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“We meet them where they are … we understand them as...

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-Dena Dickerson, program director of Offender Alumni Association, which helps previously incarcerated people reenter the world, on her work, The Birmingham Times, Sept. 7.

“We don’t have to reinvent the wheel. All we have to...

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-Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate, who chairs the council's Public Safety Committee, on a new initiative to train residents as credible messengers; birminghamtimes.com, Aug....

“As long as there’s crime, we’ll need prevention.”

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-Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson, on youth violence prevention programs she participated in, birminghamtimes.com, Aug. 7.

Jordan Melton, 29, Birmingham Firefighter, Will Not Be Forgotten

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Jordan Melton, 29, the firefighter beloved by Birmingham and gunned down while on duty two weeks ago at Fire Station...

Two Birmingham Firefighters Shot on Wednesday Expected to Recover

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Two Birmingham on-duty fire fighters who were shot on Wednesday are out of surgery and expected to recover, according to...

Birmingham Council President: City’s Conflict Resolution Programs Not Working

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times After recent domestic and gun violence deaths in Birmingham, City Council President Wardine Alexander told Mayor Randall Woodfin that city’s...

“Revenge is never the answer.”

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-Corey Bishop, a Birmingham business owner and parent who lost his son Wanya’ Letrec Conner to gun violence in February 2019; The Birmingham Times,...

OP-ED: Urgent Moment to Reverse National Crime Trends

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By Andrew M. Cuomo and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. America 2023: tumultuous times. Yes.  Yet, amidst the greatest domestic challenges of American history, our...

After Losing Son to Gun Violence, Corey Bishop Mentors Through the...

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s...

Clayton Davis Grieves His Slain Son, Will Never Hear ‘Happy Father’s...

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s...