Tag: Black
Atlanta’s Spelman College Just Got the Largest-Ever Single Donation to an...
BY JEFF AMY
ATLANTA (AP) — A billionaire couple is giving $100 million to Atlanta’s Spelman College, which the women’s school says is the largest-ever single...
He Told Me, ‘Just Set the [Wedding] Date and I’ll Meet...
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...
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...
At Age 13, Birmingham’s Blake James Making Name in Entertainment Industry
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Even though he’s only 13 years old, Blake James’s resume reads like that of a television/Hollywood heavyweight—Nickelodeon, Kellogg’s, AT&T, Sony...
Where to Observe Birmingham’s Kwanzaa Celebrations Beginning Dec. 26
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Time
The Birmingham Kwanzaa Movement (BKM) is preparing next week to kick off its annual celebration at the Boutwell Auditorium on...
Salaam Green on the ‘Privilege’ of Becoming City of Birmingham’s First...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has announced that writer and educator Salaam Green will become the city’s first poet laureate.
The mayor...
A Dozen Red Roses…Candy…Purses; I Was Like, ‘This Guy is Serious...
BY KEISA SHARPE-JEFFERSON
The Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like to...
The Black Cherry Tree Project to Host 2nd Annual Art Exhibition...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When a diverse group of creative minds gathered this spring in various locations throughout the Birmingham metro area to highlight...
Magic City Match to Provide Support for 20 Birmingham Black Businesses
revbirmingham.org
REV Birmingham this week announced the first round of Black business owners who will receive funding and professional services through its Magic City Match...
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...