Tag: black history
Some of History’s Most Memorable Speeches by Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass...
Times staff report
Some of the greatest individuals in Black history have delivered some of the most significant speeches in American history. Their names and...
“We claim for ourselves every single right that belongs to a...
W.E.B. Du Bois in 1903 from his “Men of Niagara” discourse from one of the Great Speeches in Black History which appeared in the...
Birmingham Children’s Theatre hosts Black History Month Fest This Weekend
By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
The Birmingham Children’s Theatre is gearing up to host its first festival in honor of Black History Month.
The Lift Every Voice Festival is...
Black Heritage Fair Set for Feb. 4 in Downtown Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group (BAAGG) will host its 2023 Black Heritage Fair on Feb. 4 from 11 a.m....
Birmingham Commemorates MLK Day With Speeches, Service
By Nicole S. Daniel and Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham area leaders and residents gathered Monday in The Boutwell Auditorium for the 37th Annual Unity...
Legacy Museum draws second-most visitors among Alabama’s paid tourism sites
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
The expanded Legacy Museum, opened by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery in 2021, now ranks as Alabama’s second-most popular paid attraction,...
Claudine Gay to be Harvard’s 1st Black president, 2nd woman
By MICHAEL CASEY
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University announced Thursday that Claudine Gay will become its 30th president, making her the first Black person...
“Shuttlesworth”, Documentary on a Birmingham Icon, Premieres in City on Dec....
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A documentary on Birmingham’s history through the perspective of Civil Rights legend Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth will premiere at the...
Helena Duncan Named First Black CEO of the Business Council of...
www.bcatoday.org
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Business Council of Alabama (BCA) announced this week that Helena Duncan has been selected as the organization’s next President and...
The Morgan Project Hosts Conflict and Courage Workshop in Birmingham
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
Dr. Martha Bouyer, minister, former classroom teacher and social studies supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, this week led a Conflict...