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‘The Epitome of Greatness’: Rev. Frank Dukes, Civil Rights Icon, Eulogized...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, a legend of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement whose Selective Buying Campaign helped dismantle segregation in...
Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in...
‘State of Housing in Black America’ Report Released in Birmingham
Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back when she and her husband bought their home in Adamsville AL, 17 years ago, Tambra Clark now calls it...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Visits Her Mother’s Alma Mater in Alabama
By Cody D. Short | cshort@al.com
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson traveled to Alabama last week to visit several historical markers, including Tuskegee University,...
Museum to Honor Clotilda Slave Ship Survivors Opens in Alabama
By John Sharp, AL.com
A first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the Clotilda - the last known slave ship - and its 110 survivors officially opened on...
Birmingham’s ASFA Music and Theatre Students Impress During Concert in Namibia
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A group of more than 40 Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) music and theatre students and faculty members returned...
Where to Celebrate African Heritage, Juneteenth This Weekend in Birmingham-Area
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Juneteenth—the national holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans—is observed on June 19 and Birmingham is filled with...
Birmingham’s Pink Hat & Tie Luncheon Draws Dozens for Fight Against...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Marquita Bass knows about the business field and breast cancer risks. On Saturday she combined both as the featured...
Jeffco Commission Approves $2.6 Million for Tourism Projects in the Civil...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday approved $2.7 million in federal ARPA funding to six organizations in the downtown Birmingham Civil...
Official design for Jefferson County Memorial Project unveiled
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
An official design for a monument honoring victims of racial terror violence was unveiled by the Jefferson County Memorial Project...