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Cradle-to-Career: New Report Outlines Multiyear Investment in the Livelihood of Birmingham Youth

For the Birmingham Times Approximately 73,000 children in the city of Birmingham are living in poverty. According to Birmingham data, a child born into poverty in Birmingham has ...
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Bishop T.D. Jakes to Headline Seventh Annual Shift Conference in Birmingham

For the Birmingham Times Bishop T.D. Jakes, one of the most recognized voices in Christian ministry, will headline Refresh Family Church’s seventh annual Shift Conference.
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Roscoe Hall Finds Multiple Creative Outlets, Living a Double Life as a Chef and Artist

City of Birmingham When Roscoe Hall was a kid growing up in Chicago, his mother would take him to the museum as a reward for good grades. Standing there, ...
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“What I love about the Wu is that they’re intentional about community impact. And when they come into a community that they descend upon, they decide to plant real roots.”

BIRMINGHAM MAYOR RANDALL WOODFIN ON THE WU-TANG CLAN. THE GROUP’S TOUR STOP IN BIRMINGHAM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, ALSO INCLUDED A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH BIRMINGHAM YOUTH AT HIGH DIVE HIFI LOUNGE ...
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Roll Call: Birmingham Museum of Art Celebrates 200 Years of Black American Art with New Exhibition

The Birmingham Times In 1971, the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) acquired a work by Henry Ossawa Tanner titled Moroccan Scene. This striking oil ...
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Can Anthony Mix Deliver Another Win for Miles College Golden Bears this Weekend?

For the Birmingham Times It looks like Miles College received quite a boost offensively from quarterback Anthony Mix in its win over Clark Atlanta last week. The Golden Bears ...
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Birmingham’s Oasis Center Delayed, Development Now Expected by November

WVTM Birmingham’s planned Oasis resource center for people experiencing homelessness is facing delays after plans for its original location changed. The Birmingham City ...
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Birmingham City Schools Students Born in 1963 Celebrate Life After Segregation Six Decades Later at BCRI Event

Sixty-three years after Birmingham became the epicenter of the American Civil Rights Movement, Birmingham City Schools alums born in 1963 participated in a special commemorative gathering on Saturday, ...
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Jade Powers: Meet Birmingham Museum of Art’s Curator of Contemporary Art

The Birmingham Times Just months after Jade Powers became the Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) in September 2023, she began ...
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Wu-Tang Management Shares Business Advice, Life Lessons with Birmingham Youth

For the Birmingham Times The Wu-Tang Clan experience doesn’t stop at the stage. For more than 30 years, the legendary hip hop group has ensured its mantra  “Wu-Tang is for the ...
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Black Contractors Association to Host Community Event Saturday at Boutwell

The Black Contractors Association–Alabama Chapter (BCAAC) invites the community to its third annual We Are One All-White Celebration on Saturday, September 26, at Boutwell Auditorium. The evening ...