Barnett Wright

Birmingham Times Media Group wins 10 first-place awards in the 2025 @ALPressAssoc Media contest including Best In-Depth News Coverage; Best Local News Coverage and Best Layout and Design. #Birmingham @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/06/the-bi…

For one day, #Birmingham's Smithfield community turned into an outdoor gallery with large-scale murals, paintings, and storytelling to celebrate the neighborhood's past, present, and future. @BhamTimes @cityofbhamal #art birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/smithf…

Cover of this week's @BhamTimes print issue featuring @deongordon, CEO of @techbirmingham, whose vision is rooted in community, equity and storytelling. #tech birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/birmin…

Following the death of his 38 y.o. brother and business partner late last year, Chris Pilot continued the family's Fat Charles BBQ franchise. This week he'll showcase a few popular dishes at @bhamrestweek. @BhamTimes #bhamrestweek birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/popula…

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died at 54. cnn.it/4nQEIE6

Coming off a triumphant performance on @AGT, #Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir returns home to where it all began with a 10th anniversary Back to School Benefit Concert and Celebration. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/birmin…

The Cornell Wesley exit interview as the @cityofbhamal's director of the Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity leaves for a new job with @prosperportland. @BhamTimes #Birmingham birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/cornel…

Cover of this week's @BhamTimes print issue featuring the people, plates, and premier dining-out events at #Birmingham's 15th annual @bhamrestweek #bhamrestweek birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/popula…

Meet the #Birmingham nail tech who helped her clients accessorize their #CowboyCarter outfits during @Beyonce's Atlanta tour stop. @BhamTimes #CowboyCarterTour birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/meet-t…

How @BhamPolice's crime reduction strategy announced earlier this year may have factored into #Birmingham's 56% drop in #homicides during the first six months of 2025. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/how-an…

NEW -- Complete list of every candidate who qualified to run for #Birmingham Mayor and City Council in the Aug. 26 elections. @BhamTimes @cityofbhamal @citycouncilbham #alpolitics birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/comple…

Cover of this week's @BhamTimes print issue featuring @BhamPolice Chief Michael Pickett on the city's 56% reduction in homicides in the first half of 2025 and how community partnerships have helped. birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/homici…

With #homicides down 56 percent so far this year, @BhamPolice Chief Michael Pickett says, during a wide-ranging interview, that he won't rest: "Complacency kills " @BhamTimes #Birmingham birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/homici…

T. Marie King, left, the uber-talented #Birmingham creative, introduces a new play that imagines a conversation between MLK Jr. and a prominent Birmingham rabbi during a pivotal moment in the city's Civil Rights history. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/t-mari…

Uriah Williams, the 38-year-old #Birmingham-based #financialadvisor, has a few tips for those embarking on the journey to #personalwealth. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/uriah-…

More than a dozen @BhamCitySchools middle schoolers graduated last week after a weeklong nursing summer camp at @ChildrensAL in partnership with the #Birmingham Black Nurses Association. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/07/childr…

Success would eventually come to #Birmingham's Martha Williams -- who helped style hundreds including R&B icon @IAMANITABAKER -- but it wasn't seamless. @BhamTimes #sewing birminghamtimes.com/2025/06/martha…

We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer Dave Parker. A legendary Pirate, Parker spent 11 years in a Pirates uniform, winning 2 batting titles, an MVP award and a World Series Championship in 1979. The Cobra was part of the inaugural Pirates Hall of Fame…

Wonderful tribute here by @aldotcom's @NewsmanBryant to a #Birmingham nurse who cared for a 12-year-old church bombing victim in 1963. That nurse, Rosetta Hughes, has died at age 103. @BhamTimes www-al-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.al.com…

Cover of this week's @BhamTimes print edition featuring the grand opening of the #Birmingham @CocaCola amphitheater, transformative for concerts and festivals and the city's Northside community. birminghamtimes.com/2025/06/grand-…