Tag: black history
FBI Director Christopher Wray in Birmingham for Civil Rights Conference
fbi.gov
FBI Director Christopher Wray summoned the words of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech Monday in Birmingham, Alabama encouraging...
Influential Birmingham Pastor T.L. Lewis Retires After 52 Years in the...
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times
Beginning with a banquet in Bessemer on Friday and ending with a church farewell in Birmingham on Sunday,...
Titusville Library to Host A. Faye Boykin’s Portrayal of Harriet Tubman...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Titusville Branch Library will present A. Faye Boykin’s renowned portrayal of...
Judge Tamara Harris Johnson: Living History in Birmingham, AL
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
Whether it’s Black History or Women’s History, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Tamara Harris Johnson has a resume...
Museum of Black Radio History to Open This Spring in Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Black Radio Museum (BBRM) began as a project for Bob Friedman in 1992 to commemorate the...
Inside the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on MLK Day 2024
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was on display Monday at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute during one...
MLK Jr. Made Dozens of Visits to Birmingham That Became Part...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...
55 Quotes of Inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Birmingham Times
As we commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day on Monday January 15 here’s a look at some of his stirring and inspiring...
Filmmaker Discovers a Pioneer Black Architect of Birmingham’s Historic Sanctuaries
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
While searching his dilapidated barn in 1993, Allen Durough, a Bessemer, Alabama, minister, made an uncanny discovery. Durough, who’s now...
MLK Day 2024: Events Happening in Birmingham AL
Compiled by birminghamal.gov
As the nation prepares to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15, here is a listing of events in Birmingham...
