Tag: African-American
The Impact of Acclaimed Photographer Dawoud Bey and The Birmingham Project
By Ryan Michaels
For The Birmingham Times
Acclaimed photographer Dawoud Bey presents “The Birmingham Project” an exhibition of portraits at the Birmingham Museum of Art through...
Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman Receives National Award
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council Pro-Tem Crystal Smitherman last week received the 40 Under 40 Young, Gifted and Green award from the Black Millennials...
Birmingham And Partners to Commemorate 60 Years Since Church Bombing
birminghamal.org
Nearly 60 years ago, a bomb tore through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four little girls and rocking the nation. In remembrance of...
Catherine Burks-Brooks, Birmingham Freedom Rider, dies at 83
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
“Mr. Bull” is what she called him. It’s what Catherine Burks-Brooks called Eugene (Bull) Connor on the morning of May...
Birmingham Attorneys React to Supreme Court’s End to Race-Conscious Admissions
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-area attorneys on Thursday said they were not surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard...
Birmingham’s Historic A.G. Gaston Motel Opens to the Public This Week
birminghamal.gov
On Thursday, June 29, the historic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham will open to the public for a free visit for a limited...
‘Two Brothers’ Blend Jewish Music and African American Spirituals
By Kiara Dunlap
For The Birmingham Times
It was inspirational and inspiring, intriguing and illuminating.
Tsvey Brider, a unique blend of African American and Jewish culture, put...
Artist Brings Civil Rights Icon, Rosa Parks, to Life in Sculpture
By Carla Davis
Alabama News Center
When Julia Knight learned that the Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission (AWTSC) was looking for an artist to sculpt a...
Shared Histories: Black-Jewish Relations in Birmingham and Beyond
By Kiara Dunlap
For The Birmingham Times
Often depicted as frayed ties between the Black and Jewish communities as seen in some areas of today’s media and...
Legendary NFL Defensive Line Coach Retires; Could Be Headed to Miles...
By Jim Wexell
247sports.com
Legendary Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line coach John Mitchell announced last week that he's retiring from the organization after 29 years.
Mitchell spoke with...
