Olivia Anthony’s Next Act Involves Growth, Glam and Giving Back Olivia Anthony knew she was born to run her own fashion label. Deep in her gut, she could feel it. But, as she worked as a stylist and at a department store, she needed more time to help her fashion company, LIVStreetwear, take flight. So, in 2016, she made this promise to her father, Emory Anthony, in Birmingham: allow her one year to get her…
By Mayor Randall Woodfin Office of Public Information As the City of Birmingham’s first poet laureate, Salaam Green is performing a role she now believes she was born to play. But a year ago? Green was not so sure. Green submitted her application on the edge of the deadline. “When I first became poet laureate, I was reminded that I grew up with very little exposure to poetry or poets,” she said. “I did not…
Talk of Alabama interviews Create Birmingham's Viola Ratcliffe. Watch the interview here.
"These Black kids need to know that there are other possibilities for them besides jail, death, or becoming an athlete. There are so many more options. What we have to do is fight for these kids."
"We're not trying to tell you there's only one way to think about this work. We like to think that no matter who you are, there is an entry point. If we can get anyone to think about the world in a slightly different way for a second, that's the win."