
The Birmingham Times’ recent list of successful Alabama black women included superstar gymnast Dee Foster, the “first African American gymnast” at the University of Alabama, where she won four SEC championships, 17 All-American titles, and many other awards.

One councilman at Tuesday’s Birmingham City Council meeting pulled an item from the consent agenda to express his concern about paying $65,000 to the Birmingham Times to publish public notices in print for the city.