Tag: violence
YWCA Central Alabama Celebrates 120 Years of Service
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Elected officials, community leaders, and residents gathered at the YWCA’s Central Alabama location Tuesday evening to begin the Y’s...
“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...
Birmingham Teens Use Poetry to Speak Against Gun Violence During CBS42...
By AJ Holliday, Sherri Jackson
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address Birmingham’s rising...
World Day of Social Justice Commemorated in Birmingham
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham resident Catrina Carey, who lost her son Derrick Marks to gun violence in February 2020, has a simple...
MAX Transit, Birmingham Moms Unveil Black History Month Bus Wrap
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
Mother on Death of Child: ‘I Won’t See, Touch and Hug...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
How Preventing Domestic Violence Can Reduce Historic Homicide Toll in Birmingham...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
The High Costs of Recovering from Gun Violence in Birmingham
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Outlines a ‘Pattern’ of Recent Homicides in City
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said this week that a number of recent homicides in the city have followed a “pattern”...
As Gunshot Wounds Increase in Birmingham, UAB Adds Surgeons to Handle...
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
