Tag: book
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...
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...
New retail store at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport celebrates U.S. Civil Rights...
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
Birmingham and Alabama were focal points of America’s civil rights movement. Commemorating the roles the city and state played is the...
Yvette Chatman’s Ensley Bookstore A Place For Conversation and Relaxation
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The sound of jazz music. The smell of freshly brewed coffee. The sight of brightly colored walls with bookshelves filled...
Doug Jones Joins The Morgan Project Panel to Discuss a Legendary...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Morgan Project, a Birmingham-based social justice initiative, will host a panel discussion and book release reception on Feb. 23...
Mayor Woodfin helps launch reading program at UAB and Children’s of...
By Hannah Echols
UAB News
Reading to children has proved to be helpful for their development. Reading to newborn and premature infants? Turns out that is important too. Premature and sick...
U.S. Civil Rights Trail Companion Book Showcases Alabama’s History
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama Newscenter
Lee Sentell was in college when he personally heard the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. It was during...
People, Places and Things with Gwen Deru
by Gwen DeRu
TODAY…
**ENSLEY’S FOOD TRUCK THURSDAYS, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 601 19th Street in Ensley.
**R&B & KARAOKE THURSDAYS at 4Seasons Sports Bar...
Author T.K. Thorne tells Story of Birmingham’s Unsung Civil Rights Allies
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
When you think of the Birmingham Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, certain names immediately come to mind:...
New Book Highlights Founding of Alabama State University
By Erin Harney
alabamanewscenter.com
In the recently released “From Marion to Montgomery: The Early Years of Alabama State University, 1867-1925,” author Joseph Caver brings to light...