Tag: african
Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81
By Christopher Torchia
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, prominent anti-apartheid activist and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, died in a hospital on Monday after a...
Understanding Cholesterol
By Glenn Ellis
Statins are one of the bestselling pharmaceuticals of all time.
If you're not on medicine to lower your cholesterol yet, you might be...
Mural pays homage to quilt making
Lawanda Baker and Somaya Singh, the winners of the Juneteenth Mural Contest, were at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on June 18 to create...
12 of the Greatest Hip-Hop Groups
In honor of Black Music Month, the Birmingham Times is highlighting some of the great musical groups across several genres. So far, the series...
History of the National Baptist Congress
In 1906, Reverend Dr. Richard Henry Boyd, founder of the National Baptist Publishing Board, opened an educational center that published National Baptist Publishing Board...
Skin bleaching and the African American Complexion Crisis
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
Special to the Times
Hip-hop trailblazer Lil’ Kim recently took to Instagram to flaunt her new look in a collage of glamorous...
African-Americans in the U.S. Military: Profiles in bravery
Lt. Gen. Nadja West this year became the first black female lieutenant general and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy.
In...
Rosenwald, Film About Jewish Philanthropist who Worked With Booker T. Washington...
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Director Aviva Kempner's got you covered.
Rosenwald, a film about Julius Rosenwald, will premiere at The...
Tyler Perry Meets With African Children He Bought Home For
TLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry recently met with a group of Tanzanian children with albinism who are living in a home the filmmaker helped...
NAACP Statement on the Indictment of University of Cincinnati Police Officer...
BALTIMORE, MD – On Wednesday, July 29th, University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted on a murder charge for fatally shooting Samuel...