Tag: black history month
Arizona State University Names New American Film School After Sidney Poitier
By Donna M. Owens
Essence
Sidney Poitier, the dashing, trailblazing star of stage and screen, has received countless accolades and awards as one of Hollywood’s most...
Georgia County To Replace Confederate Monument With John Lewis Statue
By Sara Boboltz
Black Voices
A tribute to the Confederacy outside a courthouse in Dekalb County, Georgia, will be replaced by a memorial to the late...
ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
By David Crary
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and...
Regions Scholarship Contest Helps Students Share Inspiring Stories
By Veleka Finch
doingmoretoday.com
Black Americans helped build the backbones of commerce, community organizing, science, education, arts and entertainment in our nation – holding true to what...
Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
MSN News
Voting rights activist and politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated by a Norwegian lawmaker for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Reuters reports.
Abrams, who played...
Congressional leaders in Birmingham for Civil Rights Pilgrimage
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Many of Alabama’s political leaders, locally and nationally, gathered Friday in Birmingham for the 26th annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage....
Birmingham Library closes out Black History Month with 19 programs through...
www.bplonline.org
The Birmingham Public Library will host a series of events over the next week at 14 different locations to culminate its 2019 celebration of...
Mayor Randall Woodfin and TV personality Jeff Johnson on leadership
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Adults should set a better example of showing young people how to settle differences to avoid conflict, said Birmingham Mayor...
Journalist April Ryan on Trump, history and the power of service
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
April Ryan, award-winning journalist, author and White House correspondent, was in Birmingham Monday and spent more than an hour talking...
Blacks will account for nearly 18 percent of U.S. population by...
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Contributor
Each year, the Census Bureau recognizes Black History Month by releasing up-to-date statistics that reveal the total Black population,...
