By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times For years, Birmingham has called itself the Football Capital of the South, and its capitol building was Legion Field. Now, as the United States Football League (USFL) kickoff nears with all eight of its teams playing downtown at Protective Stadium, the Magic City is set for a […]
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Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times Jeff Fisher, head coach of the United States Football League’s Michigan Panthers, is familiar with Legion Field. He was a reserve on the 1978 University of Southern California Trojans squad that took on Coach Bear Bryant and the Crimson Tide at The Old Gray Lady. Fisher had a […]
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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times After classes ended at his Birmingham middle school, Greg Gratton and his brother went straight to work. “We would come [into our father’s restaurant], peel a 100-pound sack of potatoes, cut them up, ice and water them down, and then flour up wings to get the business started for […]
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By Crystal Mullen-Johnson I am reading Will Smith’s book, “Will”, which is an indication of my interest in his life story and the fact that I like him as an entertainer. Based on my perception of him as an entertainer, he’s funny, cool, intelligent, and undeniably attractive. He looks like he’s mentally healthy, right? Mental health […]
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By Marian Wright Edelman April 4th was the 54th anniversary of the assassination of our nation’s prophet of nonviolence, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the same day we received new warnings from international scientists that our world remains headed towards an environmental climate catastrophe, this date was a sad reminder that before his death, Dr. King […]
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