Demanding More: Why Diversity and Inclusion Don't Happen and What You Can Do About It

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In the mayor’s race, eight candidates — the current mayor, a former mayor, a Jefferson County commissioner, and several community activists and entrepreneurs — are pitted against each other. Running against the incumbent mayor are former Birmingham Mayor William Bell; entrepreneur and mental health advocate Cerissa Brown; Birmingham resident Napoleon Gonzalez; business owner Philemon Hill II, Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales, activist Darryl Williams; and businessman Chris Woods. Sheree is a Global Diversity & Inclusion Senior Exec (currently at Valtech, ex. Deloitte, Monzo & Peakon), having worked in many regions developing tailored, data-driven DE&I strategies, with clear goals and lines of accountability to embed successandinclusion that scales. Bell, who served as Birmingham’s mayor from 2010 to 2017, said the city has been heading in the wrong direction since Woodfin was elected.

Main Issues: Strengthen community policing. Establish a proactive police department and Internal Affairs Division that is fair and equitable. Strengthen the city’s partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement to proactively fight crime. Establish a third party independent community relations board to oversee statistical data reported to the general public and neighborhood associations. Fully restore the “Keep Birmingham Beautiful” program. Develop a citywide neighborhood revitalization plan. Enforce city codes on illegal dumping, overgrown lots and dilapidated residential and commercial properties. Partner with Birmingham City Schools to advance educational standards, resources and accountability. Work with local, state and federal economic development partners to champion Birmingham business interests and opportunities through matching grants, loans and other means. the claim substantially predominates over the claim or claims over which the district court has original jurisdiction, (3) the district court has dismissed all claims over which it has original jurisdiction, or (4) in exceptional circumstances, there are other compelling reasons for declining jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. 1367(a), (c). For the reasons set forth below, the court finds that the Colorado River factors favor this court’s exercise of jurisdiction. Civic experience: Former board member, Alabama Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy; former board member, Birmingham Botanical Gardens; former board member, Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama; former board member, Birmingham Change Fund; former board member, American Red Cross; former board member, Birmingham Education Foundation; former board member, Birmingham Cultural Alliance; former board member, Start the Adventure in Reading; former president, Birmingham Chapter of the Morehouse College Alumni Association; Leadership Alabama, 2016; featured speaker, TEDx Birmingham, 2017; Alabama state director, Hillary for America, 2016

Sheree Acheson filed her Answer and Cross Claim against David Acheson in this court on May 30, 2014. (Doc. 13.) On that same day, David Acheson filed his Motion to

Professional experience: Business consultant, 1989-present; probation officer, Jefferson County, 1969-74; salesman, Xerox, 1974-79; assistant to the vice president, UAB, 1979-89In the alternative, David Acheson contends that plaintiffs’ claim for a declaratory judgment in Count II of their Complaint “dwarf s and dominates the Plaintiffs’ interpleader claim and the outcome of the interpleader claim hinges on the outcome of the declaratory judgment claim.” (Doc. 24 at 6.) Therefore, he contends, “This Court should abstain from hearing Plaintiffs’ declaratory judgment claim and stay consideration of the interpleader claim and Sheree’s Crossclaim until after the Probate Court has decided the parallel state court action.” ( Id. at 6.) Rising Star Awards Diversity Winners 2019". WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards . Retrieved 1 January 2020. Birmingham has not made much progress in the last 60 years, because “we get so bogged down with politics that we forget about equality,” Hill II said in an August forum held by the Birmingham Peacemakers at New Hope Baptist Church. “This is a Civil Rights town, and not too much has changed in 60 years, so we need leadership that can unite the city.” No plaintiff is entitled to prosecute two actions in the courts of this state at the same time for the same cause and against the same party. In such a case, the defendant may require the plaintiff to elect which he will prosecute, if commenced simultaneously, and the pendency of the former is a good defense to the latter if commenced at different times.” Ala. Code § 6-5-440.