Category : News

Meet LaDarrius ‘LHUT’ Hutcherson, the Birmingham Social Media Brand Builder

By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times When Birmingham’s LaDarrius Hutcherson, aka LHUT, first put his content on social media, he became discouraged. “Nobody was really watching,” he said. “After a while, I stopped doing it, then people would ask me wha...

How Chandra Scott is Expanding the Possible

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson The Birmingham Times The nation’s first ever Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCC’s) conference will be held February 8-9 in Mobile and hosted by Alabama Possible, a Birmingham non-profit which last year celebrated i...

Birmingham’s A.G. Gaston Conference: 20 Years and Counting

Sponsored Content Robert Dickerson, Executive Director, Birmingham Business Resource Center Reflecting on 20 years of consecutive and successful AG Gaston Conferences, as church folk would say, I feel highly blessed. The conference started with an...

Protection Against Fraudulent Scams

By Samuetta Hill Drew One of the national morning ABC news shows, “Good Morning America”, once aired a story about a billion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud scam being perpetrated in the United States. A man who had been a victim was interviewed. He sta...

“You will always honor the memory of your loved ones, but you don’t have to stay in the same place of grief, heaviness and sorrow every day for the rest of your life. You just don’t have to. You can choose to live.”

-Angela Walker, CEO of Mothers United Against Gun Violence; AL.com, Jan. 21.

“The mission is to remove barriers to prosperity. We do that through education, advocacy and collaboration. The focus of our work is to get students and adult learners access to success through a postsecondary education pathway.”

-Chandra Scott, executive director, Alabama Possible; The Birmingham Times, Jan. 25

How To Choose The Perfect Rental Car For Your Needs

The #1 source in the world for all things Harlem. Whether you’re embarking on a road trip, navigating a new city, or dealing with unexpected car troubles, renting a vehicle can provide the freedom and flexibility you need. However, with many op...

NDG Book Review: ‘Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine”

By Terri Schlichenmeyer Ugh, suddenly, just now, you don’t feel well. Not at all. It might help to lie down somewhere for a few minutes or maybe there’s something in a drawer in the bathroom you could take to feel better. Need a doctor? Having the ri...

‘My Power in Three’ book signing celebrates MLK and Black History

As we celebrate Black History Month and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Verna Thomas-Melton is honoring the achievements of community leaders who have played a significant role in Black history in Dallas, Texas. Verna was a founding contributor...

Film Review: ‘ISS’ is powerful and out of this world

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic (***1/2) Blast off! This gripping sci-fi/dra/thr holds attention from the moment astronaut Dr. Kira Foster (Ariana DeBose, West Side Story) enters the International Space Station (I.S.S.). In the near future, in the m...

Box Tops for Education donates $20k to Oakland Elementary School

Photos courtesy of Oakland Elementary School As teachers and students return to school following the holiday season, Box Tops for Education donated $20,000 to Oakland Elementary School in McDonough.& & In addition to Oakland, Box Tops...

Bloomberg expands Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Trading Challenge in its second year

Bloomberg for Education and Bloomberg Human Resources have expanded the reach of this year’s Bloomberg and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Trading Challenge to new universities and shifted to evaluate participant investment perfo...

McCowan Dance Scholars take center stage at the Meyerson

On Sunday, January 14, 2024, a portion of McCowan Elite Dance Company, under the direction of Ms. La’Mia Stromile, performed in the 41st Civil Rights Movement Concert: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. held at The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony C...

Biden takes aim at excessive bank charges, propose significant reduction in overdrawn account fees

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer President Biden has announced a proposal to dramatically reduce the cost of overdrawing a bank account. The initiative targets what it views as unnecessary financial burdens on consumers, particularly those living p...

Signs of accelerated aging found in brains of individuals with alcohol use disorder

(Newswise) — The brains and blood of people with a history of excessive drinking show cellular evidence of premature aging. In a new study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, DNA taken from people with alcohol use disorder showe...