Birmingham’s plan to tackle crime, homicides is evolving after a violent year. Will it work?
Birmingham ended 2024 with 152 homicides, the highest number of killings in the city ever, breaking the record of 148 set in ...
Birmingham’s RESTORE program faces funding gap despite a reduction in youth crime
RESTORE, a Birmingham juvenile re-entry program, is saving and transforming young people’s lives every day. Carrie Buntain, ...
Amazon Jumps On Board As Title Sponsor Of The Magic City Classic
Amazon said the Magic City Classic, the biggest HBCU football game of the season, is about "endless possibilities" that come ...
Birmingham hospital program offers hope amid homicide crisis: How it works
As violence continues to shake Birmingham, a local hospital program shows promise for reducing future impact in the community ...
Is Birmingham’s civil rights legacy under threat? Trump’s plans raise concerns
Is Birmingham’s Civil Rights History on the DOGE chopping block? The sell off of federal buildings and historic monuments ...
Roy S. Johnson: To build on progress and fulfill its promise, Birmingham must level up
That must level up, in all phases. And do it with a sense of urgency. As if a gun was pointed directly between its eyes.
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How Birmingham’s Youngest Mayor Tore Down a ’52-Foot Lie’
I promised our city that in 24 hours, I’d remove the monument that had haunted us for generations.  I had less ...
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Roy S. Johnson: To build on progress and fulfill its promise, Birmingham must level up
A few weeks ago, an august group of private citizens, a Crime Commission convened at the behest of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, issued 82 recommendations for stemming gun violence—homicides ...