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Salaam Green on the ‘Privilege’ of Becoming City of Birmingham’s First...

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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has announced that writer and educator Salaam Green will become the city’s first poet laureate. The mayor...

Birmingham Awarded $2.4 Million for Juvenile Re-Entry, Youth Crime Reduction Initiatives

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www.birminghamal.gov The City of Birmingham has received grants totaling $2.4 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to expand and enhance its re-entry and public...

Recently-Elected State Rep. From Birmingham Faces Federal Charges, Resigns

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Times staff report State Rep. Fred Plump Jr., D-Birmingham, was charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice and has agreed to resign from the Alabama...

Following Backlash, Birmingham Says Youth Baseball May Not Be Canceled

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Following public outcry, youth baseball for 2023 may not be canceled, according to a Monday release from the Birmingham Park...

Rep. Sewell Secures $7.3 Million for Birmingham from Government Funding Package...

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The Birmingham Times Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced last week that she secured $42,820,760 for 15 community projects in Alabama’s 7th Congressional – including $7.3 million...

An Emotional Mayor Woodfin Speaks on 12-Year-Old Killed While Sleeping

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Following the shooting death of a sleeping 12-year-old girl, an emotional Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin struggled to speak about the...

Birmingham Rec Centers as the New ‘Safe Havens’ for Area Youth

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Jason Morgan, a fifth grader at Minor Elementary, likes dodgeball, kickball and watching TV. But on a recent weekday evening, Jason...

Birmingham Native, Alabama St. Student Awarded Wells Fargo Scholarship

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By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU  Iyanah Scarbrough, a native of Birmingham and Alabama State University honor student who has worked numerous jobs to help her stay in...

How Bessemer’s Hidden Gem — Camp Fletcher — Changes Lives of...

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By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times Enter Camp Fletcher, a 300-acre woodland preserve in Bessemer, and find a hidden gem—a place where more than 800 kids...

Birmingham’s Jordyn Hudson Premieres Documentary on Youth and Civil Rights History

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By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times In her documentary “Shape The Culture: Then & Now” which premiered virtually on Wednesday, Birmingham’s Jordyn Hudson connects today’s youth...