Tag: mothers

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times Trinita Ashford knows about balance. The mother of seven has served as executive director of ConnectionHealth, a community-based organization that...

By Hannah Echols UAB News “When I grow up, that’s what I want to do,” Debra Nelson thought to herself as she watched a volunteer walk...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Mothers United Against Gun Violence, will host its inaugural dinner for mothers who have lost a child to gun violence...

-Talitha Robinson-Russell, mother of Carlethia “Carlee” Russell, who had been missing for 48 hours, writing on Facebook Sunday.

By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com Mothers of homicide victims joined prosecutors and law enforcement Sunday to push for solutions as Birmingham struggles with high rates of...

By Nicole S. Daniel 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...

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 rising...

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Estella Rush-Lewis vividly remembers being in denial when she arrived at the scene where her daughter was murdered. Lakandria "Kandie"...

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times There is no closure after losing a child, said Pamela Bass, who lost her 29-year-old son, Antonio “Toni” Bass”,...

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...