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Met: Fall 2003, at Auburn University in their freshman biology class. “When I first saw her she was walking in class and what most attracted me to her was how she dressed and how she carried herself,” said Bruce. “Her mannerisms illuminated the type of person she was. Eventually, one day I sat beside her in class and asked her if I could walk her to the transit stop [the university shuttle] and that started our daily walks. During that time she actually had a boyfriend she had been dating for eight years and that didn’t deter me.”  Even though she had a boyfriend, ...

The Birmingham Times  Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday pardoned more than 15,000 individuals with closed misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions between 1990 and 2020. Woodfin formed a Pardons for Progress program in 2019, an initiative designed to remove barriers to employment for individuals who have been convicted of marijuana possession. Pardons for Progress, which is for closed cases only, addresses a prior closed conviction of Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, 2nd Degree (Class A misdemeanor) in Birmingham Municipal Court. Open cases must be resolved in court and will n...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham City Schools will offer free programs for its students this summer to recover learning loss and provide enrichment opportunities for all students.  During a virtual press conference on Monday, BCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan announced the enrichment programs as well as free transportation, breakfast and lunch for students who enroll.  “In Birmingham City Schools, our educators work diligently every day to meet the needs of every student . . . during the summer we will do even more,” he said. “In addition to courses led by our season...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday announced the formation of the city’s first Civilian Review Board.  The review board, which came in response to recommendations from the City’s Public Safety Task Force, comes one year after widespread outrage at the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minnesota police officer kneeled on Floyd’s neck for nearly 10 minutes. A jury is now deliberating the fate of that officer, Derrick Chauvin. During his press conference on Monday, Woodfin noted the deaths of Floyd and other Black men and women...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) has earmarked $6 million to make security upgrades in its public housing sites.  Several children have lost lives in public housing over the past 24 months including four-year-old Jurnee Coleman; three-year-old Kamille ‘Cupcake’ McKinney, and two-year-old Major Turner. “They did not deserve to die and we owe it to them and their families and all existing families that reside in our public housing communities to do everything we can to keep them safe,” said Birmingham Mayor Ra...