Tag: AG Gaston
AG Gaston Center For Entrepreneurship Planned for Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Following the $1.9 million sale of property to an Atlanta, Georgia-based developer, the Birmingham City Council on Tuesday paved the...
Mike Green: Black Business in America
By Mike Green
In her book “The History of Black Business in America: Capitalism, Race, Entrepreneurship”
business historian Juliet E. K. Walker refers to the era...
Gaynelle Adams: The A.G. Gaston Conference–19 Years and Counting
By Gaynelle Adams Jackson
Co-founder AG Gaston Conference
In 2005 Robert Dickerson Jr., Executive Director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center and I co-founded and hosted...
Why Birmingham Business Icon Dr. AG Gaston Is Still Worthy of...
By Jasmine Phillips
For the Birmingham Times
As small business owners, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and community advocates in Birmingham get ready to engage with one another...
A.G. Gaston’s Legacy Influences Annual Conference
BY ZT DUNN
Special to the Birmingham Times
Living under Jim Crow in Birmingham, a Black person had to navigate a world of restrictions. They couldn't...
New A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubhouse Nears Completion
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama Newscenter
For more than 50 years, the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club has been serving youths from Bessemer and Birmingham’s west side. But...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
The iconic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham is about to get a new look. This week, city and national officials...
City celebrates 65th anniversary of famed A.G. Gaston Motel
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Rochelle Malone remembers the times she went fishing with her great-grandfather, Birmingham business mogul, Dr. Arthur George Gaston.
“He would always...
Noted business author Boyce Watkins headlines A.G. Gaston Conference
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Speaking at the 15th annual A.G. Gaston Conference this week in Birmingham, Dr. Boyce Watkins, author, economist and political analyst,...
A.G. Gaston Conference to include focus on economics, politics and more
By Robert Dickerson
In its 15th year, the A.G. Gaston Conference has become one of Birmingham’s premier Black History Month events. The conference will be...