Author: NNPA

Alabama DA: ‘Dead Guys Don’t Get Out of Graves; But Guys With Guns Get Out of Jail’

By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com Mothers of homicide victims joined prosecutors and law enforcement Sunday to push for solutions as Birmingham struggles with high rates of violence. The event, organized by Voices of Black Mothers United, happened at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and included information about resources for victims of violent crime. It also featured […]

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Birmingham’s Pastor Mike Jr. Scores His Fourth #1 with ‘Impossible’

By Timothy Yap jubileecast.com Pastor Mike Jr. (Mike McClure Jr.), pastor of The Rock Church in Birmingham, notched his fourth straight #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay last week, as “Impossible (featuring James Fortune)” ascended to the summit. His previous #1s include “Big” (which spent 10 weeks at number one), “Amazing” (two weeks at number one), and “I Got It” […]

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Gina Grayson: DJ with a heartbeat for music 

By Jasmine Shaw For The Birmingham Times Local DJ Gina Grayson feels her work is at the “heartbeat” of the music industry and for good reason. “Without DJs (and producers), there are no musical vibes brought to clubs, bars, concerts, and so many other events,” she explained. “We got people through the (2020) pandemic, we […]

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