Tag: quotes
“I think if we give people great environments, then their kids...
Birmingham City Council President Pro Tem Crystal Smitherman on how a $50 million federal grant the city applied for could help revitalize the Smithfield...
“They were mothers and fathers. They were brothers and sisters, cousins,...
-Mayor Randall Woodfin on homicide victims killed last year, whose names were read in a video posted on the city’s social media, according to...
“They’re living as if they don’t care if they die. And...
-Carrmone Owens, founder of 2nd Chance Lifesavers, a Birmingham-based organization, on the mental health issues of many Black men in violent situations, according to...
“I would tell myself, ‘Don’t give up, don’t give in, and...
-Robert Cheeks, 80, who was released from William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Bessemer after serving 37 years of a life sentence given to...
‘Christmas is the Day That Holds All Time Together
The Times Staff
Actresses, businesswomen, authors, playwrights, song writers and many others share their thoughts below on the traditions and lasting memories of the year’s...
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.”
-Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel, children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker
“I hope that my life shows the importance of commitment to...
-U.W. Clemons, Civil Rights leader and retired U.S. District Judge, after a reading of a new play based on his life, according to a...
“I’m one generation away from a family who lost everything. If...
Mike Suco, CEO of Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Company United (CCBCU), in a Sept. 19 interview published in The Birmingham Times
“I … didn’t expect to be here this long, but you...
Cynthia Warrick, the first woman president of Stillman College, who announced plans to retire after five years, according to a Sept. 17 story from...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Memorable Visits to Birmingham (AL)
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...
