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Birmingham And Partners to Commemorate 60 Years Since Church Bombing
birminghamal.org
Nearly 60 years ago, a bomb tore through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four little girls and rocking the nation. In remembrance of...
Meet the Woodlawn High School Grad Building Peace in Birmingham
By Callie Puryear
bhamnow.com
Over 150 local high school students spent time in an award-winning program that equips students to build peace in their communities, countries...
Chervis Isom, Longtime Birmingham Civic Leader, Dies at 84
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com
Chervis Isom, the author, longtime Birmingham attorney, and mainstay of civic engagement, has died.
Isom died unexpectedly while overseas Thursday. He...
Columnist Gwen DeRu: A Birmingham Institution
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Gwen DeRu is a Birmingham institution.
The founder and CEO of DeRu and Associates, where she provides services such as...
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond Faces Spike in Homicides: ‘We’re Destroying...
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series ”Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide...
Meet Birmingham’s Felicia Johnson, President of American Business Women’s Association
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
As national president of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA), Birmingham’s Felicia Johnson helps women grow through leadership, education, networking...
UAB’s Martha Dawson Elected as President of National Black Nurses Association
By Holly Gainer
UAB News
Martha Dawson, DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice), assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, has been...
Major Tyrone Tolbert: From Birmingham foot soldier to U.S. Army Soldier
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Welcome to Third Thursdays! This series—published in the Birmingham Times on the third Thursday of every month—highlights area citizens who...
Seven Traits of a Trustworthy Leader
By David Carrington
In my 12 years of elected public service, I’ve worked with quite a few untrustworthy elected officials – some Republican; some Democrat...
Congressional Black Caucus Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Icon Julian...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights leader Julian Bond:
"Our hearts...