
Barnett Wright
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Married, Dad, Author, Executive Editor, The Birmingham Times Media Group LLC. Philly raised sports fan. Once, Alabama Media Group/The Birmingham News.
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NEW--#Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin breaks silence on a bill in #Alabama Legislature to reshape BirminghamWaterWorks. "This is a political power grab, plain and simple, and this bill needs to be killed," he said in statement on Tues. #alpolitics TheBirminghamTimes


With the 31st pick in the 2025 NFL Draft the Philadelphia Philadelphia Eagles select Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell. #RollTide


Meet 18-year-old Caleb "Twizz" Heath, widely recognized as one of #Birmingham-area’s top young jazz drummers. TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/any-ge…


When Rotimi Kukoyi graduated Hoover (AL) High School in 2022, he was accepted to more than 15 universities and received $2M in scholarship offers. He's now a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, and this month named a 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholar. TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/nothin…


Cover of this week's TheBirminghamTimes Youth Issue featuring some of #Birmingham-area's top young talent in a number of fields. birminghamtimes.com/2025/03/how-ja…


Recently appointed Bhampolice Chief Michael Pickett, here with #Alabama St. Sen. Merika Coleman, returns home to MilesCollege for a talk on #GunViolence prevention. TheBirminghamTimes #Birmingham birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/bpd-ch…


"[We are] not confused about the intent or importance of the executive actions regarding #HBCUs." MilesCollege, just outside of #Birmingham, responds to The White House initiatives on Black Colleges and Universities. TheBirminghamTimes HBCU News #alpolitics birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/miles-…
![Barnett Wright (@barnettwright) on Twitter photo "[We are] not confused about the intent or importance of the executive actions regarding #HBCUs." <a href="/MilesCollege/">MilesCollege</a>, just outside of #Birmingham, responds to <a href="/WhiteHouse/">The White House</a> initiatives on Black Colleges and Universities. <a href="/BhamTimes/">TheBirminghamTimes</a> <a href="/hbcunews/">HBCU News</a> #alpolitics
birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/miles-… "[We are] not confused about the intent or importance of the executive actions regarding #HBCUs." <a href="/MilesCollege/">MilesCollege</a>, just outside of #Birmingham, responds to <a href="/WhiteHouse/">The White House</a> initiatives on Black Colleges and Universities. <a href="/BhamTimes/">TheBirminghamTimes</a> <a href="/hbcunews/">HBCU News</a> #alpolitics
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#Birmingham city leaders may be running out of time to halt legislation that will strip their majority on one of the region's most crucial assets -- the #Birmingham Water Works Board. TheBirminghamTimes #alpolitics birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/with-c…


Inside Grounds coffee shop in downtown #Birmingham where the owners bring a different feel to their small business, from paintings to pastries. TheBirminghamTimes #smallbusinessweek birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/ground…


As #Birmingham's #smallbusinessweek prepares to kick off, local entrepreneurs gear up for pitch competitions that can change their trajectories. Ask Edmondre Johnson, a 2023 winner, now owner of The Bark Park. TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/local-…


Cover of this week's TheBirminghamTimes print issue highlights a local coffee shop that offers the best of #Birmingham #smallbusinessweek. birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/ground…


Building off a #SmallBusinessWeek pitch competition win in 2024, Jeddie Carnes has now launched additional products for her #Birmingham-based company, GLAAM Cosmetics. TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/busine…


NEW -- City of Birmingham expected to announce lawsuit this morning connected to bill passed by state lawmakers to overhaul the Birmingham Water Works Board. TheBirminghamTimes

BREAKING--Phillip R. Wiedmeyer, a retired Alabama Power engineer, becomes the first person named to the re-shaped BirminghamWaterWorks Board, signed into law an hour ago by Gov. Kay Ivey. Weidmeyer was appointed by Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens. TheBirminghamTimes

It was years in the making but took less than 3 weeks to execute: How #Alabama lawmakers stripped City of Birmingham of its dominance on the BirminghamWaterWorks. TheBirminghamTimes #alpolitics birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/how-al…


Cover of this week's TheBirminghamTimes print edition featuring distinguished graduates who are in a class of their own. birminghamtimes.com/2025/04/marchi…


What Birmingham City Schools🎓 students learned after re-enacting the historic 1963 Children’s March in downtown #Birmingham. TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/what-b…


Historic A.H. Parker, #Birmingham's first Black High School, celebrates 125th with weekend of reunions, scholarships and galas. Birmingham City Schools🎓 TheBirminghamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2025/05/histor…
