Category : News

Lady Day and The Lights!

By VINCENT L. HALL – Texas Metro News, NNPA Pastoral scene of the gallant SouthThe bulging eyes and the twisted mouthScent of magnolia, sweet and freshThen the sudden smell of burning flesh – Strange Fruit – as recorded by Billie Holiday...

The power of working together and being open and honest

Byakula, a Spirit & Place event, took place at Northminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Photo by Liz Kaye/Indiana University) By ERIN KELLEY, DOLLY CRAFT and CASSANDRA SANBORN Just like many other areas across the country,...

Nourishing our Roots: Nurturing conversations on Black maternal health

Sierra Woods My name is Sierra Woods, and I am the founder and Executive Director of MelaMama Maternal Wellness. As a registered nurse, International Board-certified lactation consultant, and postpartum doula, I am deeply committed to supporting n...

The Color Purple arrives at Nashville Repertory

By Janice Malone NASHVILLE, TN — The wait is finally over. The highly anticipated premiere of The Color Purple will take place April 5 – 14, 2024 at The Nashville Repertory Theatre. Adapted from Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the...

Dan Wakefield’s legacy

Dan Wakefield (Photo provided/ Kara Kavensky) Dan Wakefield didn’t swear on Sundays. He hadn’t owned a car since an accident in Miami over fifteen years ago. He enjoyed good company and excellent conversation, and readily expressed ag...

Yes, your feet too

“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus answered, “You do not k...

Sautiana Records releases star studded short film “The Plight of an Innocent Soul”

In a compelling fusion of talent and purpose,& Sautiana Records& recently outed a groundbreaking production aimed at confronting societal challenges head-on. With a star-studded cast featuring industry luminaries such as singer& Bruno K...

Why parts of Good Friday worship have been controversial

People visiting a Christ sculpture at the Santa Maria Magdalena Church during the Holy Week in Granada, Spain. Álex Cámara/NurPhoto via Getty Images by Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross Churches around the world will be holding services for...

UN Concerned Over Food Wastage As Millions Go Hungry

While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away. The UN Environment Programme’s Food W...

Dr. Sandral Hullett, Former CEO of Birmingham’s Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, Dies at 78

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times Sandral Hullett, M.D., who became the first African American female hospital CEO in the state of Alabama as medical director of the now downsized Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, has died. Dr. Hullet...

Dr. Sandral Hullett, Former CEO of Birmingham’s Cooper Green Mercy Hospital, Dies at 77

How Women Under Construction Provides the Tools to Build a Better Birmingham

By Je’Don Holloway-Talley | For The Birmingham Times As both a volunteer and participant with the Birmingham-based Women Under Construction Network (WUCN), Elaine Porter, a retiree who lives in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, spends a lot of her free time r...

Two Sorority Sisters and a Shared Mission

Once upon a time, not too long ago two very confident, zealous and ambitious women set out on a path which shaped and impacted their professional and personal lives forever. Both chose two beautifully covered organizational pathways; one was covered...

Meet the Architects Behind Birmingham’s Women Under Construction Network (WUCN)

By Je’Don Holloway Talley | For The Birmingham Times Women Under Construction Network was founded in 2014 and became an established 501c3 in March 2015. The group supports women, their children, and the elderly living in underserved communities. It u...

“This is devastating for the students, faculty members, families and everyone affiliated with this historic institution of higher learning.”

BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL O’QUINN ON THE MAY 31 CLOSING OF BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE, WWW.BIRMINGHAMTIMES, MARCH 26.