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Pastor Mike McClure, Jr. is a gospel artist and the senior pastor of Rock City Church. The Birmingham, Alabama, native recently released his hit single “BIG,” which spent 10 weeks as the No.1 song on gospel radio. Pastor Mike, as he is known, is also actively involved in his community, advocating for civil rights and…

From teenage mother to accomplished attorney, Ruby Y. Davis knows all about hearsay. The Birmingham native is the founder of The Davis Law Group, LLC., a firm that primarily focuses on wrongful death and personal injury cases across Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. We spoke with Davis about the inspiration behind her book Hearsay, which…

Artists today are barely distinguishable from one another, but Miller Thrasher, a singer, dancer, songwriter and actress, stands out. Born and raised primarily in Birmingham, Alabama, the current Atlanta resident shared how she hit her stride in music.

The capital city of Alabama and the Alabama city considered the capital of American professional race car driving both elected Black men to be mayors in their cities for the first time ever. In Montgomery, Alabama, probate judge and Morehouse man Steven Reed was elected the town’s CEO for the first time in Montgomery’s nearly…

Actor Tobie Windham is one of the stars of Disney’s comedy series “Just Roll With It.” The Birmingham, Alabama, native fell in love with acting at 12 years old after seeing the musical Thunder Knocking on the Door by African American playwright Keith Glover. It inspired him to pursue acting and spread the joy he…

The anti-gun control solution that a “good guy” with a gun can stop a mass shooter falls apart when that good guy is a Black man. By all accounts, Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., 21, was that good guy who tried to help at the Riverchase Mall when he pulled his US Army issued sidearm as a…

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Once again a story of violence during the holiday shopping spree known as Black Friday has had a serious and deadly outcome. This time the incident took place at the Riverchase Galleria Mall in Hoover, Alabama, near the city of Birmingham. Riverchase Galleria Mall is the largest mall in Alabama and there were several thousand…

Earlier this week, Antione Collier, 29, became another victim of gun violence in the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Collier died in a hail of gunfire this week when two gunmen ambushed him outside a pizza shop. The shooting also injured an innocent woman, who is in critical condition at a local hospital. According to news outlet…

Randall Woodfin is a nonpartisan candidate vying for the office of mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He has served as the District 5 representative on the Birmingham City School Board in Alabama, since he was elected on Aug.27, 2013. He earned his bachelor’s in political science from Morehouse College in 2003 and Juris Doctorate from Samford…

I am a native of Birmingham, Alabam, and graduate of Birmingham City Schools, Lawson State Community College and Faulkner University. I earned a juris doctorate from Birmingham School of Law. Upon becoming an attorney, I took a leap of faith and resigned from a 15-year career in corporate America and started my law firm, The Davis Law Group LLC. The Davis Law Group specializes in debt relief by filing bankruptcy.

What should have been a precious moment for a 5-year-old girl on at her birthday party, instead turned into a wild melee. Police in Birmingham, Alabama, were called to a public housing complex after complaints of loud music from neighbors. Although Patrice Bozeman, 24, was holding a celebration for her daughter Zauriona, 5, but instead…

Brian Studdard was visiting Birmingham, Alabama, for his father’s 99th birthday. An Atlanta resident, Studdard was asked to leave Niki’s West, a buffet, steak and seafood restaurant for wearing a pink shirt with the words “Breast Matters” and an illustration depicting breasts on it, on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Studdard tells WRBC he got the shirt for participation in a…

In 2015, Katerra Lewis, then 26, thought it would be a good idea to leave her only child, 1-year-old Kelci Devine Lewis, with an 8-year-old babysitter while she and a friend went out for the evening last October in Birmingham, Alabama. The young mother’s decision proved deadly for baby Kelci, who was left with several…

A tragic shooting left a Birmingham, Alabama, mother dead and four of her children shot and wounded late Wednesday night. According to police and witness statements, Sedrick Norris, 36, went on a shooting rampage after a long-standing domestic dispute with Coral Anita Wilson, 34, the mother of his eight children. A temporary protective order was…

Campaign rallies for Donald Trump are often bigoted, racist and, in the case of Mercutio Southall, led to a violent beating. Now Southall is ready to sue for a hate crime in the state of Alabama. According to his attorney, David Gespass, they are filing a complaint with an Alabama magistrate for misdemeanor assault charges…

(Photo Credit: William Edwards) Reality TV star and Crème of Nature ambassador Africa Miranda recently kicked off the 2014 Girls with Curls tour in Birmingham, Alabama, to rave reviews. With notable bloggers, influencers, hairstylists and others in the house, the event included a Q-and-A session with Miranda, an interactive dialogue on hair experiences, giveaways — including…

Zachary Rapheal Torrance, 18, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 30 in Hueytown, Alabama, for robbing four local Subway restaurants. He told detectives the Jared diet, which was introduced by successful dieter Jared Fogel in 2000, didn’t work and he wanted a refund. Police allege Torrance robbed one restaurant on Wednesday and is suspected in three other…

World Wide White Man March

Law enforcement authorities reported that a small group of white supremacists known as “White Man March” led by Kyle Hunt had a worldwide white protest on Saturday , March 15 in Birmingham, Ala. The purpose of the march was to rally the forces of white America to protest the decline of white male culture and…

Singer Ruben Studdard has committed to dropping his weight and living a healthier life. Studdard is one of the celebrities on The Biggest Loser this season. Season 15 of The Biggest Loser show kicked off Tuesday with the trainers picking their teams. The former American Idol was paired with Dolvett Quince who is a personal…

The nation’s dangerous cities–and their gang histories.