Tag: people profile
Stephanie Yates is Head of Class in UAB’s Department of Accounting...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Stephanie Yates, Ph.D., couldn’t wait to get started as the newly named chair for the Department of Accounting and Finance...
LaTanya Millhouse Outlines Her Plans for Alabama Democratic Women Group
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s LaTanya Millhouse, the first Black president of the Alabama Democratic Women (ADW), is already looking ahead to the 2022...
Finance Guru LaToya Irby on How To Make Money Count
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
When LaToya Irby taught a virtual class on finances and the stock market earlier this year, there was...
Birmingham Chef Raquel Ervin Has Recipe For Success
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Growing up, Raquel Ervin would watch from a stool as her mother stirred eggs into the mac-and-cheese using only her...
‘SoulSistah’ Tamica Banks Celebrates Culture with Africa-Inspired Business
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Centered around “community, culture, and sisterhood,” SoulSistah3.0 is an “Africa-inspired business” that not only offers a variety of stylish earrings—wood-burned,...
As a classical music teacher and EMT, Bessemer’s Ahmun Miles found...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
As a classical music teacher and an emergency medical technician (EMT) with Birmingham Fire and Rescue (BFR), Ahmun Miles said...
Fine Arts, Find Life: Teacher Makella Harris Heals Through Music
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown gave many time to reflect. For Makella Moore Harris, it gave...
With Help From Essence Magazine, Della Nicholas, 50, Realized Modeling Dreams
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
It is never too late to follow your dreams. Just ask Della Nicholas.
Nicholas, 51, had dreams of becoming a model...
Entrepreneur Tae Lee Finds Her Fortune
By Jasmine Shaw
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham native Tae Lee had plans last year to visit the continent of Africa, the South American country of...
Jeremy Duckworth: Helping Small Businesses Create Paths to Success
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
By the time he was in his 20s, Jeremy Duckworth was on his way to creating economic development opportunities for...
