Tag: Black
What’s Next as Water Works Ends $25,000 Monthly Contract With Minority...
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com
The Birmingham Water Works Board this week cut ties with an agency tapped to improve the number of minority construction...
‘I Wanted to be a Great Husband Because I Wanted Her...
BY SYM POSEY
The Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to be...
‘The Epitome of Greatness’: Rev. Frank Dukes, Civil Rights Icon, Eulogized...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, a legend of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement whose Selective Buying Campaign helped dismantle segregation in...
New Visitor’s Center to Open Next to Birmingham’s Historic 16th Street...
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The city of Birmingham’s Design Review Committee this week approved the design of a new 16th Street Baptist Church Multi-Purpose Visitor and Educational Center...
Matt Dale Grew Up in Shadows of Birmingham Southern; He’s Doing...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer last month denied Birmingham Southern College’s application for an almost $30 million bridge loan...
Frank Dukes, Influential Leader of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Frank Dukes, an influential Birmingham Civil Rights Movement leader and President of Miles College's trailblazing student body in...
No Significant Increase in Number of Black Homeowners, According to Report
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Black home ownership has not increased and there are more challenges ahead, according to a report on the State of...
‘We Looked Into Each Other’s Eyes… The Church Was Packed But...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Shaft Star Richard Roundtree Dead at 81
By Dave Nemetz
Richard Roundtree, who played the iconic lead character in the 1971 movie Shaft and its sequels, has died at the age of 81. The...
How Educator Nathalie Nelson Parker Helps Students Read by Celebrating HBCUs
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
Author and educator Nathalie Nelson Parker has partnered with Birmingham City Schools (BCS) to launch a special program...