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Birmingham Teachers Union President ‘Shocked’ by Woodfin’s Critique of City Educators

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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times Richard Franklin, president of the Birmingham American Federation of Teachers, said Wednesday he was “shocked” to hear Mayor Randall Woodfin,...

The BPD Officer Who Provides HOPE for Those Without Homes

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Clarence Adams Jr. remembers the day his father quit a well-paying job as a hotel manager. The older brother to...

How UAB Researcher LaToya Melton Deals With Birmingham’s ‘Societal Problem’

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By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times Ask about homelessness in Birmingham, LaToya Melton, Assistant Professor of Field Education in Social Work Department at UAB, is straightforward:...

“Somebody can be having the worst day of their life, but...

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-Clarence Adams Jr. Birmingham Police Officer, Project HOPE Homeless Outreach and Police Engagement); on working with the unhoused, The Birmingham Times, Nov. 2.

Birmingham Will Train Residents to Help Reduce Violence, Under $500K Initiative

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $500,000 to add a Credible Messenger program to the growing list of city-involved anti-violence...

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.: What America Can Learn from NY’s Homelessness...

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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. I congratulate New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, Eric Adams. He will be a strong new mayor of our nation’s...

Nigil Mack: From Homelessness to Hopefulness

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By Irene Richardson bhamnow.com What does life look like with a chemistry degree, a closet full of clothes and no place to go? Nigil Mack, a...

Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin announces co-chairs of citizen-led committees

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By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced six co-chairs of citizen-led committees which he said would be instrumental in moving...