Tag: people
Dr. William H. Harris, Former Alabama State University President, Dies at...
The Birmingham Times
Dr. William H. Harris, former Alabama State University President, died on Friday, April 19, the university announced. He was 79.
“The university extends...
Dora Marrisette Leads the Search for Birmingham’s Oldest African American Genealogy...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
The third Saturday of every month is special for Dora Marrisette, President of The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group...
Page Sisters Create Wellness Company in Birmingham to Address Public Health...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
Jamilah Page learned early on her love for helping others through her dad. “I wanted to be a...
Distinguished Tenor Roderick George, Alabama Native, Featured in Opera’s ‘Greatest Hits’
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
For distinguished tenor Roderick George, Ph.D., who has traveled the world, there’s no place like home.
George has performed...
Behind Tiera Kennedy’s ‘Dream Collaboration’ with Beyoncé, Dolly Parton
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
When asked about her dream music collaboration, rising singer-songwriter Tiera Kennedy would always respond, “Beyonce and Dolly Parton.”...
“If hopelessness had a basement, I would be living in it...
MATTHEW NORRIS, A SENIOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR AT UAB, WHO GRADUATES THIS MONTH, ON FINDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCARCE WHILE HE WAS GROWING UP...
Social Worker Reflects on Her Profession, the New UAB Social Work...
By Tehreem Khan | UAB New
Where there is a need, there is a social worker, says Hannah Rose Harkins, a social worker in UAB...
Children’s Book on Birmingham’s First Black Mayor Penned UAB’s Hailey Mason
Times staff report
When looking for a children’s book on a local African American hero, Hailey Mason initially couldn’t find one on Richard Arrington Jr.,...
Bessemer Housing Authority Provides Pathways to Careers in Nursing and Construction
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
In order to prepare for a better future, Derrick Moore knew changes had to be made. And he...
‘I Told Her … She Was My Partner for Life, and...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times
CHERYL AND MICHAEL LONG Sr.
Live: Pleasant Grove, AL
Married: Dec. 21, 1979
Met: April 1977 in Cheryl’s...
