The Birmingham Times

By J.W. Carpenter, Prosper and Emily Jerkins Hall, CEcD 

Five years ago, a group of Birmingham leaders looked at their region and didn’t like the trajectory. The economy was growing too slowly, starting too few companies and leaving too many people behind. They made a bet that Birmingham did not have to choose between growing its economy ...

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

For Micah Blair, being a “blerd ” is about more than comic books, cosplay, and anime. It’s about creating a space where people can embrace who they are without judgment.

“A blerd is an African American or person of color that loves everything in the nerd community, from anime to dressing up to comic books, to ...

By Roy L. Williams | Birmingham Public Library

Every Birmingham Public Library branch offers its own special Summer Reading experience, but Woodlawn Branch Library stands out with a lineup you won’t find just anywhere. Where else can families meet friendly therapy animals, hear an uplifting hip-hop program that celebrates learning, and sit down one-on-...

By Cherith Glover Fluker | For the Birmingham Times

Juneteenth, short for June Nineteenth, marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the freedom of enslaved people. This came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had already declared them free.

The delay itself tells a story of supp...

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times

Voters in Alabama House District 52 will return to the polls on June 16 to decide who will represent the district in Montgomery after two challengers emerged from a crowded Democratic primary and unseated incumbent Rep. Kelvin Datcher in one of the election cycle’s biggest surprises.

Attorney and educator Gigi...