Tag: civil rights

By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com This is an opinion column I don’t want to see another balloon rise toward the clouds to honor a dead child....

By Haley Wilson  The Birmingham Times  Belinda Hines was at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Monday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...

By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com  Michael “Killer Mike” Render has become a powerful nationwide voice in the Black community on issues of race, police brutality, economics...

By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Birmingham and across the nation on Monday, January 17 was...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...

By Joseph Hooven pelicans.com The Birmingham Squadron, NBA G League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans, will host a celebration of the life and legacy of...

By Mark Kelly It took most of a lifetime, but now it’s official. Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin is, in her own words, “no longer a juvenile...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Family members, current and former public officials and area pastors gathered Saturday morning at New Hope Baptist Church in Birmingham’s...

 By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The Celebration of Life services for Maxine McNair, the last living parent of one of the four girls killed in...