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White House names Pleasant Grove High, and ASU grad, a 2023...
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU
Haley Heard, a Pleasant Grove High School grad who attends Alabama State University, has been named to the ninth cohort of HBCU...
Business Icon A.G. Gaston Could Get Birmingham Street in His Honor
Alabama News Center Staff
As Birmingham continues to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the civil rights campaign that led to the dismantling of the city’s legal...
Birmingham Board of Ed looking to sell downtown headquarters for $5.5M
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Board of Education (BOE) on Tuesday approved a nonbinding letter of intent to sell its current headquarters building,...
21-Year-Old Helps Build House Where He Becomes A First-Generation Homeowner
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
On Thursday, Torrey Washington, 21, a BuildUP Community School graduate, became the school’s first homeowner. Even more impressive, Washington...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin in Amsterdam For Global Summit on Urban...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin joined a global gathering of mayors, urban innovators, business leaders, and artists this week to address...
Gun Violence Has Nation in Mourning, VP Kamala Harris tells Birmingham...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
During an armchair conversation with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris said the country is in...
Get ready for a blockbuster sequel: Alabama vs. Clemson
By Paul Newberry
Associated Press
Get ready for a blockbuster sequel.
It's Alabama vs. Clemson, The Rematch.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide will take on the No. 3 Tigers...
100th celebration of Booker T. Washington draws diverse visitors to Tuskegee
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Special to The Times
They came from about a dozen states and a variety of nations, religions and cultures for “The Inaugural...
City Council approves $1.2M for upgrades at BCRI; Sewell wants Civil...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
Officials in Birmingham and Washington took steps Tuesday to make improvements to the city’s Civil Rights District.
In Birmingham, the city...
Rosenwald, Film About Jewish Philanthropist who Worked With Booker T. Washington...
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Director Aviva Kempner's got you covered.
Rosenwald, a film about Julius Rosenwald, will premiere at The...
