Tag: black history
Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama’s racial violence in new...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Memorial, a play written by Birmingham native Quinton Cockrell, will highlight the “racial violence in Alabama” with its debut at...
ASU Residence Hall Renamed after Key Figure in Montgomery Bus Boycott
By Lois G. Russell
ASU
The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to rename one of the campus’s historic residence halls in honor...
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church This Week Observes 58th Year Since...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back but pressing forward, the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will commemorate the 58th Memorial Observance of the church...
Harold A. Franklin, Auburn University’s first African American student, 88
Neal Reid
auburn.edu
Harold A. Franklin, Auburn University’s first African American student, passed away Thursday at his home in Sylacauga, Alabama. He was 88.
Franklin integrated Auburn...
Historic Fourth Ave. Business District Key Part of Birmingham’s 150-year History
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama Newscenter
As Birmingham residents pause to reflect during this 150th year since the city’s founding, there’s been no halt to the evolution of...
60 Years Later, Freedom Riders Roll into Birmingham
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Dozens of patrons visited the parking lot of the Birmingham Public Library’s Central Branch last week to tour a...
Kim Godwin First Black Woman Named ABC News President
By David Bauder
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC named Kim Godwin as its news division president on Wednesday, making her the first Black woman...
Alabama senators want Confederate tax to fund Black history
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama state senators say they want to divert part of a statewide property tax tied to the legacy...
Andra Day Becomes First Black Best Actress Winner in 35 Years
By Jackie Strause
Holly Wood Reporter
Andra Day won the Golden Globe best actress in a drama trophy for her performance in Hulu's The United States vs. Billie Holiday,...
US Park Police Names First Black Woman Chief in 230 Years
By Kaanita Iyer
USA Today
Pamela A. Smith has taken command of the U.S. Park Police, the first time a Black woman will lead the federal agency...