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