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The last living journalist from the Emmett Till case dies

Dan Wakefield and LaTasha Boyd Jones. (Photo provided/LaTasha Boyd Jones) Dan Wakefield (May 21, 1932–March 13, 2024) was an American novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. His impactful career spanned various mediums, leaving an indelible mark o...

The more things change

Larry Smith As far back as I can remember – which is quite a few decades at this point – I have heard the following lament (framed as a rhetorical question) from white people: “Why is everything about race?” The evil twin sister of that disingenuo...

Rooting for Keady just seems right

Danny Bridges It’s hard to forget the profound look of disappointment on Gene Keady’s face in the 1995 NCAA Mens Regional Final in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the game clock finally expired. His highly favored Purdue Boilermakers were...

REVIEW: ‘What Do You Need?’ by Lauren Wesley Wilson

That wasn’t the answer you wanted. Beating around the bush, hemming and hawing, those aren’t answers. A solid yes or no, that’s what you require, a simple affirmative or negative, but you may not get it. Is the answer hung up...

Independent African American religious scholarship

Imam Michael Saahir “And never have We sent forth any apostle otherwise than [with a message] in his own people’s tongue, so that he might make [the truth] clear unto them; but God lets go astray him that wills [to go astray], and guides hi...

Colvin Classics: Why We Must Never Forget MLK On April 4

"On April 4, America not only marks the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but also mourns the tragic day of his assassination in 1968. As we honor his memory, let us not forget the enduring impact of his work and the ongoing fight for equality."...

BCF Adopts Additional Measures After Inmate Attack

Bordelais Correctional Facility (BCF) was putting ‘additional measures’ in place to prevent further violence after a male inmate attacked another on Sunday, sources have disclosed. But officials would not go into details. The alleged perp...

Prossy Mayanja Reveals Prayer for Son Humphrey’s Death Amidist His Painful Illness

By BigEyeUg Team In a poignant moment during the Requiem Mass of her son, the late Humphrey Mayanja, Prossy Mayanja shared a deeply personal revelation. She disclosed how she fervently prayed for her son’s death to in order to be...

Pallaso Engages in Heated Dispute with Neighbors Over Noise Pollution

By BigEyeUg Team A recent altercation involving Ugandan singer Pallaso has sparked controversy as he clashed with his hotel neighbours over noise pollution stemming from a late-night party. Pallaso The incident, captured in a viral video...

Musicians Copyright Law Receives Boost After Hon. Nyamutoro’s Move in Parliament

By BigEyeUg Team On Wednesday, the Committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unveiled a report addressing the petition submitted by the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) through Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro on October 4th, 20...

PNC Bank Provides $10 Million Grant for City Students Through Birmingham Promise Program

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Paris Etheridge, a senior at Ramsay High School in Birmingham, wants a career in nursing and always figured she would have an internship at a medical facility in the area. So, she had no idea how her life woul...

Pete Buttigieg in Birmingham’s Historic Black Business District to Highlight Infrastructure Funding

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate a $14.5 million federal grant to turn Fourth Avenue North in the city’s Black Business District into a two-way street. “We...

Celebrity Designer Jessica Hayes Brings Artistic Glamour to One of Her Specialties: Prom Season

By Je’Don Hollway Talley | For The Birmingham Times Jessica Hayes is no ordinary dressmaker. She’s a special occasions designer who learned to leverage skills she learned in architectural classes with her love for glamorous fashion—and now she create...

Lamborghini Urus, Magazine-Style Photoshoots – Not Your Mom’s Prom

By Je’Don Holloway Talley | For The Birmingham Times There was a time when teens went to proms in rented limousines and would wave goodbye to their parents, who clicked away with point-and-shoot cameras. That was then. Now, some proms come with magaz...

Knowing What to Say and When to Say It

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times When we feel wronged, there’s a strong tendency to react in much the same manner and return deed for deed. But I’m asking you to do something a little different as you endure such the next time around....