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Labor and Economic Opportunity - To honor their exemplary volunteer service in Michigan, Governor Rick Snyder presented the Governor's Service Awards to individuals, organizations, and a business at an awards ceremony on July 23, 2013.
The Birmingham Times “Mama Lois” Coleman, who dedicated her life to mentoring young girls and founded of Grace House Ministries, Incorporated, was a community icon when she passed away on March 31, 2019 at age 95. In honor of her life and legacy, Vernessa Barnes, a longtime friend, penned Mama Lois’s memorial book, “By His Grace, For His Glory.” Barnes will host a book signing on Saturday, May 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Homecoming Coffee and Books at 3112 Ensley Five Points West Boulevard. “I was asked to write the book because I was involved with Grace House as far as publicity an...
Compiled by Erica Wright May is Mental Health Awareness Month. We asked Birmingham-area residents: What are ways you take care of your mental health? LUCIA DIPRIMA: “I do yoga and meditation, which I have been doing for the last 10 years . . . besides my personal practice, I try to make time for my friends and family or take a walk to just really help with my mental state and well-being.” LIZ SRYGLEY: “Being a mother of two kids . . . I take really long showers and find some time out of my day to just sit down and read. My son is three months old and my daughter is 5 and when I need to ...
During a recent interview with the Birmingham Times, Gunn said he believes the violence has taken a turn for the worse. “It seems like more people are concentrating on violence and hate rather than trying to love each other and respect each other,” he said. “Access to guns seems to be easier to come by. … It’s really sad.” Johnny Gunn, president of the Belview Heights Neighborhood Association. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times) Gunn cited several reasons for what he believes is fueling the increase in violence. “I think it’s mostly young people doing all of this killing and ...
“I’m outraged!” “It’s really sad!” “It’s a tragedy!” Those are just some of the thoughts expressed by Birmingham neighborhood leaders and residents who recently spoke to the Birmingham Times about and offered suggestions to help curb the recent gun violence that has plagued the city. On Wednesday, a victim was found dead at an east Birmingham apartment complex, the city’s 39th homicide of 2021; three of those homicides were ruled justifiable as self-defense by investigators or prosecutors. Even though the city has recorded one less homicide through May 12 of this year tha...