A reflection on the role community colleges are playing in workforce mobility, regional resilience, and economic transformation. A reflection by Christopher D. Thomas – Founder, inMMGroup | Founder, inCity Magazine Across Alabama, some of the most consequential work shaping the future of communities is happening in places that rarely dominate national headlines. In cities and...
Women of Momentum Honoree • Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk There are leaders whose work is visible in headlines, and there are leaders whose impact is felt in the daily rhythms of people’s lives. Chief Judge Cassandra Kirk belongs to the latter category – the kind of public servant whose leadership does not seek attention, yet...
Tangela Q. Parker, Contributing Writer | Women’s Health Commentary My mentor was 50 when she died from heart disease.She was accomplished, disciplined, and deeply committed to the people around her. Nothing about her life suggested fragility. Yet her passing forced a difficult question into the open: how can a condition that claims more women’s lives...
Women of Momentum 2025 Honoree Saher does not lead with noise. She leads with truth. In a year obsessed with acceleration, Saher chose consistency. In a culture that rewards spectacle, she chose integrity. And in a creative economy that often confuses visibility with value, she built momentum the quieter, more enduring way, by staying present...
Tangela Q. Parker Joins Planned Parenthood Southeast as Senior Vice President of External Affairs — A Legacy of Leadership, Equity, and Voice
Pictured l-r: Christopher D Thomas, President of inMMGroup and Chairman of The Fulcrum Collective by Network 'n' Chill; Q. Earl Freeman, Veteran Business Owner; Stacey Anderson, Woman Entrepreneur; Gilberto Herrera, President of GH Enterprises and Co-Host of Network 'n' Chill
by Topher Darrell BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In the heart of Birmingham, Alabama, a quiet revolution in healthcare is taking place—and it isn’t happening in a hospital boardroom or a pharmaceutical conference. It’s happening in the community, one meaningful interaction at a time, led by two extraordinary women who dared to blend purpose with practice. Dr....
Written by Topher Darrell CHARLOTTE, NC. — If you ask Lillianna Tovar (aka Lilli) what it takes to thrive in real estate, her answer won’t come from a textbook. It won’t be padded with fluff or borrowed from someone else’s playbook. It comes from lived experience—the kind that builds not just a business, but a...
By Topher Darrell BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For Walter Goss III, success hasn’t been defined by accolades, income, or applause—it’s been measured by authenticity, adversity, and alignment with purpose. “Life has taught me to be my authentic self regardless of people, conditions, or successes,” Goss said in a recent sit-down with inCity Magazine. And it’s that...
Pictured (l-r): Christopher D Thomas, Chairman of Fulcrum Collective; Cornell Wesley, Chief Economic Development Officer for the City of Birmingham; Dulce Victoria Rivera, CEO of Mi Pueblo Supermarket; Dr. Bobbie Knight, President of Miles College; Gilberto Herrera, President of GH Enterprises by Topher Darrell The 2025 Season of Network ‘n’ Chill launched in Birmingham with...