Category : News

Inside a Birmingham City School’s Pathway to Professional Nursing

By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | The Birmingham Times Maria Manuel, a ninth-grade student at Huffman High School, wants to be an ultrasound technician. “The most interesting thing I learned in this program is about the diet, what people are not supposed t...

How the Birmingham Black Nurses Association Advocates for Quality Health Care

Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times Given recent staffing shortages that have caused challenges in recruiting and retaining talented nurses, the Birmingham Black Nurses Association (BBNA), is doing what it can to advocate for quality he...

UAB, Birmingham to Expand Mini Medical School Program

By Hannah Echols | UAB News Shaundra Blakemore, M.D., and Brian Sims, M.D., Ph.D., were once students in the Birmingham City Schools system who had a passion for science. After college, they transformed their passions into a career by attending medic...

Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman: Hard at Work — In Retirement

By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times Ask Deborah Thedford-Zimmerman what she does in a typical week, and it will be hard to believe that she’s retired. Thedford-Zimmerman, who has been recognized as one of the top nurses in Alabama, re...

How Scammers Bilked $10 Billion from Americans in 2023

Ten billion dollars. That is the reported amount Americans lost in 2023 to fraudulent activity. Remember this is the reported figure, think of the amounts stolen that went unreported. Technology has opened the flood gates to scammers. Consider 2.6 mi...

Guest Editorial: Heavenly thoughts in toxic humanity

In a recent editorial, there was a discussion about the chaos that is extant in the Black community as a result of social media. Social media is the chief vehicle for the dissemination of disinformation, and the fallout is impacting just about eve...

Saint Lucia Government Exposes Fake Online Promotions

The Saint Lucia government has issued an alert advising that it is not associated with fake online promotions, offering free online courses. The promotions claim to offer free part-time or full-time Government of Saint Lucia online courses starting i...

Biden Whistleblower Does the Unthinkable to a Democrat

The following article, Biden Whistleblower Does the Unthinkable to a Democrat, was first published on The Black Sphere. One of the men who blew the whistle on the Biden crime family has just offered America another jewel. After years of being denigra...

Three Granted Bail On Illegal Gun, Ammunition Charges

The Southern Division of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force continued its operations, with the execution of search warrants and targeted foot and mobile patrols conducted across the division. These strategies continue to not only reduce the occurrenc...

Tributes Pour In for Rapper Chris King After His Tragic Death in Nashville

[Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images] NASHVILLE, TN – Tributes are flooding in from friends, collaborators, and fans after the tragic death of rapper Chris King. The 32-year-old musician was shot and killed early Saturday morning, April 20, following...

Tennessee House Passes Controversial Bill Allowing Teachers to Carry Guns Amid Protests

Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)-In a move that has stirred uproar, Tennessee House Republicans successfully passed legislation on Tuesday that will permit certain trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus. The decision came despite...