Tag: Black
The Activist: Clarence Muhammad, Birmingham Black Economic Alliance
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
The Activist: Cory Pettway, 1,000 Black Men Deep Walk
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Lisa McNair Publishes “Dear Denise” to Her Sister, One of Church...
The Birmingham Times
Lisa McNair, whose sister was one of four little girls killed on Sept. 15, 1963 in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, has...
Q&A: Tyler Perry on directing his 1st script, 27 years later
By Jake Coyle
AP Film Writer
TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 27 years after writing it.
“A Jazzman's Blues,” which is premiering at...
8 Book Clubs For Black Literature Lovers
Brittni Williams
According to a 2021 Pew Research study, nearly one in four American adults admitted to not reading within the previous year. Even worse, this...
A Historic Black-Owned Barbershop with Murals Inside Discovered in Georgia
By Yenny Sanchez
CNN.com
A community revitalization group has uncovered forgotten Black barbershop and murals in an alleyway in Sparta, Georgia.
Dream Streets Sparta was removing plywood...
HBCU Fisk University’s gymnastics practice goes viral on TikTok
TheGrio Staff
A video of the 156-year-old university’s inaugural gymnastics practice is nearing 750,000 views and has amassed over 220,000 likes on TikTok as of...
Slutty Vegan owner Aisha “Pinky” Cole begins hiring for her Birmingham...
By Chanda Temple
Atlanta businesswoman and philanthropist Aisha “Pinky” Cole was so impressed by the hundreds of people who stood in line for hours just...
39-year-old Black Businessman Awarded a $13.4 Billion Defense Contract
www.blackbusiness.com
Meet Issac Barnes, the young founder and President of Eminent Future, whose Black-owned tech firm has been awarded a $13.4 billion dollar defense contract with...
He got on one knee. . . it was so intimate,...
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...
