Tag: people profile
Chaplain Cecelia Walker Provides Comfort Through Her Trust In God
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Cecelia Walker, Birmingham native and A.H. Parker High School grad, said, “I was born on Monday, and my mother says...
Courtney Kirk Brings Style to the Haircare Industry
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Few could understand Courtney Kirk’s vision when she graduated from college, played professional basketball in Portugal, and returned home to...
Teah Thompson: The Experienced Environmentalist. At age 21
By Caleb Jones
For the Birmingham Times
Asked to gather signatures to help form a junior board with the Cahaba River Society (CRS), whose mission is...
Beth Shelburne on How A Heart Attack and ‘Mugshot Parades’ Changed...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
As a television news anchor and journalist for WBRC-TV Fox 6 News in Birmingham for nearly a decade, Beth Shelburne...
Sherrette Spicer: ‘Lady Freedom’ Seeks Justice
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
When most in high school wanted to become doctors and lawyers, Sherrette Spicer knew she wanted to chart...
Event Planner Tundra Williams: Festivities Continue During Pandemic; So Does She
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Celebrations continue on a grand scale for Tundra Williams and her event-planning business during the COVID-19 pandemic—they’re just more...
Jegil Dugger: Former Football Star Now Runs Successful Tech Companies
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Jegil Dugger went from running a football at Midfield High School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)...
The James Harris Journey: From Hunger to Harvest to Hope
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
There were five kids in the family. There was one breadwinner, the father, and sadly, he was an...
Douglas Jackson: Kikstart Inc. Founder, Back Home to Serve Those in...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Growing up in the Ensley community, Douglas Jackson can remember helping his grandparents to pass out meals after church...
Birmingham’s Cicely Jones, Financial Advisor, Offers Sage Advice During COVID-19
By Jasmine Shaw
For the Birmingham Times
With the COVID-19 pandemic having a major impact on both the financial markets and the personal assets of...