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Admin Jeff started the topic Apr 27th, 2026: Steve Suitts (ZOOM ONLY) in the forum Events

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:13:00 +0000

April 27 (Zoom Only): Author and friend to many YMBC members Steve Suitts to discuss his new book “What’s in a Family Name”

Admin Jeff started the topic April 13, 2026: Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway in the forum Events

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:11:15 +0000

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway

Admin Jeff started the topic Mar 23, 2026: ZOOM ONLY, Speaker TBA in the forum Events

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:36:35 +0000

Speaker to be announced. This will be a Zoom only meeting.

Admin Jeff started the topic Apr 20, 2026: Karen Musgrove in the forum Events

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:35:06 +0000

Karen Musgrove of Birmingham AIDS Outreach.

Admin Jeff started the topic Apr 6, 2026: Dr. Roald Hazelhoff in the forum Events

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0000

Dr. Roald Hazelhoff, Founder and Executive Director of the Alabama Environmental Center and long-time professor at Birmingham Southern College.

Admin Jeff started the topic Mar 30, 2026: John Northrup in the forum Events

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:30:30 +0000

YMBC Member and Candidate for the Democratic nomination for Public Service Commission, Place One, John Northrup.

Admin Jeff started the topic Mar 16, 2026: Wayne Rogers in the forum Events

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:16:41 +0000

March 16: YMBC Member and presumptive Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State Wayne Rogers.

Admin Jeff started the topic Mar 2, 2026: Jack Drake in the forum Events

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:14:14 +0000

March 2: YMBC Member and legendary trial lawyer Jack Drake to discuss his new book, “Be Not Afraid: A Southern Journey through Law, Liberty and Civil Rights.”

Admin Jeff started the topic Feb 23, 2026: Dakarai Larriett in the forum Events

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:13:06 +0000

February 23: YMBC Member and Candidate for United States Senate Dakarai Larriett

Admin Jeff started the topic Feb 16, 2026: No meeting - President's Day Holiday in the forum Events

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:07:08 +0000

There will be no zoom or in-person meeting Feb 16th 2026 due to the President’s Day Holiday. See ya next week!

Admin Jeff started the topic Jan 12: IN PERSON Pamela Casey, Blount County District Attorney, AG Candidate in the forum Events

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:56:08 +0000

January 12: IN PERSON Pamela Casey, Blount County District Attorney, AG Candidate

Bridget Tytler became a registered member

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Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:49:13 +0000

Looking forward to my first meeting on 8/26/2024!

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:21:00 +0000

Looking forward to my first meeting on 8/26/2024! 1 year, 8 months ago

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:18:30 +0000

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Laura Parenteau became a registered member

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Jeff Lyons started the topic Monday, May 6: David Fleming, Executive Director, REV Birmingham. in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:52:52 +0000

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Jeff Lyons started the topic Monday, April 29: IN PERSON: Dr. Keith Anderton, retired diplomat in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:52:08 +0000

Monday, April 29: IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER: Dr. Keith Anderton, retired diplomat, U. S. Department of State. Thanks to member Frank McPhillips for recommending Keith. Keith is a Birmingham native, graduate of Princeton University (A.B. in Physics, 1982), with an M.A. in Astrophysics from Harvard University (1985), and a Ph.D. in the History of…[Read more]

Jeff Lyons started the topic Monday, April 22: IN PERSON, Jim Spearman, Alabama Democratic Party in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:50:25 +0000

Monday, April 22: IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER: Our own Jim Spearman, former Executive Director, Alabama Democratic Party, will talk about the party: history, present, and does it have a future. Jim is as knowledgeable about the party as anyone in the state with the exception of maybe half a dozen people. And they ain’t talking! Jim is a native of…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, April 15: VIRTUAL ONLY. Ryan Hankins, PARCA in the forum Events

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:42:13 +0000

Tomorrow, Monday, April 15: VIRTUAL ONLY. We will hear from Ryan Hankins, Executive Director, PARCA. We have heard from Ryan before, but not in a while. He will tell us about PARCA, its history, mission, and some of its current work and priorities. Ryan is PARCA’s Executive Director, and joined PARCA in 2015. He has a B.A. in religion and En…[Read more]

Jeff Lyons started the topic Monday, Apr 1: VIRTUAL St. Rep. Juandalynn Givan in the forum Events

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:39:41 +0000

We heard a candid but rather dreary assessment from St. Rep. Juandalynn Givan last Monday that the prognosis for passage by the House of the BSC loan bill was not good. Knowing that, the next day the BSC Board voted unanimously to close the college.[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Apr 8: VIRTUAL, Steve Suitts on his book A War of Sections in the forum Events

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:58:27 +0000

April 8: VIRTUAL. After a depressing but candid presentation last week by BSC President Daniel Coleman, we turn to a cheerier topic tomorrow: suppression of voting rights in the deep south. Steve Suitts, who has spoken to us twice before (on his books Hugo Black of Alabama: How His Roots and Early Career Shaped the Great Champion of the…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Mar 11: IN PERSON St. Rep. Neil Rafferty in the forum Events

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:56:57 +0000

Monday we will be IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER, from St. Rep. Neil Rafferty on the current legislative session. Neil was elected to House District 54 in 2018, reelected in 2022. He serves on the Economic Development and Tourism Committee, the Health Committee, the Jefferson County Legislative Delegation Committee, and the Transportation, Utilities,…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Mar 4: VIRTUAL Cameron Smith, Political Commentator in the forum Events

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 02:20:54 +0000

Tomorrow we will hear, VIIRTUALLY, from one of our favorites, conservative columnist Cameron Smith. Cameron received his B.A. in philosophy and classics from Washington & Lee University and his J.D. from The University of Alabama. School of Law. He has been Legislative Counsel to Senator Jeff Sessions on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Executive…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Feb 26: IN PERSON Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight in the forum Events

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:54:02 +0000

Monday, February 26th, 2024, we are IN PERSON at the Harbert Center with Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight. Joe has spoken to us before, and, in Dragnet-Joe Friday fashion, gives us “just the facts.” Not flashy, but Joe is knowledgeable and, in my opinion, shoots straight. Come prepared to ask Joe about whatever is on your mind regard…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Feb 19: No meeting in the forum Events

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 15:51:53 +0000

No meeting due to President’s Day. Enjoy your holiday!

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, February 12: IN PERSON: Howell Raines. in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:36:25 +0000

Monday, February 12: IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER: Howell Raines, Pulitzer Prize winner, former Executive Editor, the New York Times, and author of his new book, Silent Cavalry: How Union Soldiers from Alabama Helped Sherman Burn Atlanta-and Then Got Written Out of History. Howell is a distinguished Alabamian, graduate of Birmingham-Southern, and i…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, January 29: IN PERSON: Judge Charles Price in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:34:59 +0000

Monday, January 29: IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER. Judge Charles Price, Circuit Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court (ret.), Member, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Judge Price will address all things marijuana commission related. An important topic. Don’t miss. (He is the father of our own member, Municipal Court Judge Chuck Price, who des…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Jan 22nd: IN PERSON: Barnett Wright of the Birmingham Times. in the forum Events

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:33:26 +0000

Monday, January 22: IN PERSON, HARBERT CENTER: Barnett Wright, Executive Editor, Birmingham Times. Barnett grew up in Philadelphia and worked at the Philadelphia Tribune, eventually as managing editor. He moved with his family in 2000 to Birmingham, where he took a reporting job at the Birmingham News, covering Jefferson County government. In 2…[Read more]

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Jan 15: No meeting due to MLK in the forum Events

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:41:38 +0000

No meeting in honor of MLK Day. Enjoy your day off.

Admin Jeff started the topic Monday, Jan 8th, In Person but at Alabama Holocaust Education Center. in the forum Events

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:40:11 +0000

Alabama Holocaust Education Center. A box lunch will be available. No Zoom session.

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Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:43:07 +0000

Jeff Lyons started the topic Forum Topics in the forum Message Board

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:37:46 +0000

Leave suggestions here for forum groups you would like to see.

Jeff Lyons started the topic Speaker Suggestions in the forum Message Board

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:37:05 +0000

Leave suggestions here for speakers or contact John.

Jeff Lyons replied to the topic Website Feedback in the forum Message Board

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:18:19 +0000

This extra space has been resolved.