Randall Woodfin

2025 had the fewest homicides in nearly 50 years.

Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin... 46% homicides down in 2026.

On pace for the fewest homicides in decades.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Jackson.

The allegations remain under investigation, and the statement announced no findings.

Elsewhere, a federal judge has dismissed Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin's lawsuit challenging the state that replaced Birmingham Water Works with the regional Central Alabama Water utility.

US District Judge Anna Manasco ruled Thursday that the city plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue the case.

She said their alleged injuries arose from the legislation, but none of the named defendants had authority to repeal or change it.

Uh, Birmingham's mayor, he does not get a lot of p- of conversation, but he is also doing amazing things.

Randall Woodfin, homicides down in Birmingham, Alabama 46% this year, uh, on pace for the fewest homicides in decades.

You see also, uh, Chicago's Mayor, Brandon Scott, fewest homicides in 60 years in 2025.

Overall violent crime also declined in 2025 and continued [lips smack] with continued gains in 2026.

You have proved me to be wrong, um, about everything that was going on in Chicago, and you, during your first term, excelled beyond anybody's expectations.

And I think that if you're going to be critical of people in this game of politics, you must also praise them when it deserves it, and you, sir, deserve the, that praise, 'cause you are doing a damn good job, along with Brandon Scott, along with Frank Scott, along with all those individuals, Randall Woodfin.

Um, you are making me extremely proud.

So I just wanted to start off your introduction by saying that I'm sorry, I was wrong and you were right.

Uh, October 8th, uh, was the day that he was born, and, you know, we're still very much missing him.

I certainly model, you know, my philosophy off of, uh, Reverend Jackson.

I think in terms of politicians, I think the, some of the examples that you lifted up, I think Brandon Scott is doing an exceptional job in Baltimore; Randall Woodfin, um, you know, in, in Birmingham.

Uh, the f- uh, you know, the, the bearded brothers, uh, across, you know, U- America that are, that are leading, uh, quite well.

Well, there's a legal fight brewing in the city of Birmingham over a data center that's supposed to be built there and one particular real estate agency in that city.

Homeowners in the area where the data center is going to be built are now legally seeking the bank documents and records from Iron City Premier Realty, as well as its owner, Kendra Woodfin.

Woodfin happens to be the wife of the Birmingham mayor, Randall Woodfin.

The plaintiffs are wanting to find out if this real estate agency was involved in any transactions regarding that data center and the property sales.

Kendra Woodfin has released a statement saying that her real estate agency has not had any interaction with the data center in any way, and that this latest demand for records is an effort to misrepresent her character as well as her business's reputation.

Country music star John Rich is calling for Americans and Alabamians to pray for a Calera landowner who's in a fight against Alabama Power, and that case is now being appealed to the Alabama Supreme Court.

The attorneys for Alabama Power are the ones appealing a temporary stay that was placed by a Shelby County judge on their efforts to utilize land belonging to Fenn Church.

Um, and so I mean, i- he was hard to get along with.

I like Randall Woodfin.

I know you don't.

I like him personally.

And I have to continue to lift them up.

When you think about this drop in violence around the country, right, you can see that happening in places around especially to the level that they're happening in places led by Black mayors, whether it's myself, whether it's Mayor Johnson, whether it's Mayor Randall Woodfin in Birmingham, Alabama, whether it's Barbara Lee in Oakland, wherever you see that.

When you think about that, even things that folks talk about our brother Mayor Mondami doing, like city-owned grocery stores.

Mayor Andre Dickens in Atlanta has had those for two years.