Tag: quotes of note
“We will never be together until we are in each other’s...
-Joyce Shevin, director of community relations for the Birmingham Jewish Federation, at a recent panel discussing the relations between Black and Jewish people, according...
“…you can have everything, but you can’t have it all at...
-Angela Baumann, a Birmingham woman, recalls the best piece of advice she's received, according to a March 1 story from The Birmingham Times.
“This is what you’ve got to do: Wake up, look up...
-George Hamilton, Meal on Wheels volunteer, as told to bhamnow.com on Feb. 23.
“I’m tired of having candlelight vigils. There’s a culture of violence...
-Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales speaking on the tide of local violence at an event demonstrating how to stop bleeding wounds, according to a...
“I think it would be good to have somebody who has...
-Dr. Mark Wilson, who recently announced he would be stepping down by the end of the year as Jefferson County Health Officer, according to...
“We claim for ourselves every single right that belongs to a...
W.E.B. Du Bois in 1903 from his “Men of Niagara” discourse from one of the Great Speeches in Black History which appeared in the...
“For those that believe in heaven, just imagine what heaven looks...
-Christopher Burson, owner of owner of Christopher Lauren, an Irondale-based floral company, talks about the inspiration of his work, according to a Feb. 8...
“If we can eliminate some of the burdens people have, then...
-Presiding Judge of Birmingham Municipal Court Andra Sparks on a new program the city is joining to help people struggling to pay municipal fines,...
“It will be a great night that will go down in...
Comedian and Birmingham native Roy Wood Jr. on being chosen as the featured entertainer for the 2023 White House Correspondents’ dinner, set for April...
“God is still good and I won’t complain.”
-Birmingham native comedian Ricky Smiley during a funeral for his son Brandon, 32, according to a Feb. 4 tweet.