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Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, right, listens to a news conference, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. Family attorney Ben Crump is calling for the Kentucky attorney general to release the transcripts from the grand jury that decided not to charge any of the officers involved in the Black woman's death. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  What’s left to say about 2020 except that it’s over. But what a year with the well-chronicled coronavirus pandemic that killed more than 300,000; racial unrest that created division in across many comm...

The Birmingham Times  The redevelopment of the former Carraway Hospital site near downtown Birmingham moved one step closer to reality when the City Council approved a $13.2 million incentive package for the project. “This project is a game changer for the city of Birmingham and I’m particularly excited about the potential tenants that may be coming there but also the fact that it’s going to involve a variety of housing types including workforce housing,” said Councilor Darrell O’Quinn, who represents parts of the area. The project is bigger than just the Northside community, he sa...

Met: 1975 Jackson worked for Greyhound Bus in Birmingham, and Johnny’s sister frequently rode the bus to and from Atlanta because her sister did not have a car. Every Friday evening, Johnny would go to the Greyhound bus station to pick up her sister and Jackson said he had his eyes on Johnny for a long time. “[Johnny] didn’t believe in wearing pants like most women did, always skirts and dresses. I was admiring those big, pretty legs,” Jackson said. “And I never saw her with anyone, so I took my shot.” One day, Jackson struck up an unconventional conversation with Johnny. “I hea...

Councilor John Hilliard (third from left) with Mayor Randall Woodfin (center) and Councilor William Parker (third from right) along with some of Hilliard's staff during the Warm Winter Wishes coat giveaway where Hilliard, in partnership with Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Baby, gave over 1,000 coats to the Birmingham community. (Erica Wright, The Birmingham Times) By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  Birmingham City Councilor John Hilliard on Monday gave away more than 1,000 coats and raffled off 15 bikes for the Warm Winter Wishes Giveaway at One Pratt Park in North Pratt.  The event w...

The complete article can be found at AlabamaNewsCenter.com. By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Local, city and state leaders on Friday announced the first phase of the Birmingham Xpress Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system during a groundbreaking ceremony in Five Points West. Birmingham Xpress will connect 25 neighborhoods along a 10-mile corridor between Five Points West and the Woodlawn community. This is the first bus rapid transit system in Alabama, according to city officials. Construction will begin on the west transit center in Five Points West near the CrossPlex and is expected to be comp...