Tag: equity
Birmingham And Partners to Commemorate 60 Years Since Church Bombing
birminghamal.org
Nearly 60 years ago, a bomb tore through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four little girls and rocking the nation. In remembrance of...
Birmingham’s Sidewalk Film Festival Celebrates 25th With Invite To One and...
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
As Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank prepares for its 25th anniversary the event has garnered plenty...
Birmingham Freedom Fest Returns In-Person July 29
lrymediagroup.com
Birmingham Freedom Fest — a music and empowerment festival held at Kelly Ingram Park -- returns Saturday July 29 after a three-year hiatus for in-person experiences due...
Shared Histories: Black-Jewish Relations in Birmingham and Beyond
By Kiara Dunlap
For The Birmingham Times
Often depicted as frayed ties between the Black and Jewish communities as seen in some areas of today’s media and...
Coca-Cola UNITED Names Carl Hill First-Ever DE&I Director
ccbcu.com
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) has named Carl Hill as its first-ever director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). The new position is...
Alabama 14-year-old twins fight for women’s empowerment, menstrual equity
By The Associated Press
In between schoolwork, Wednesday night church and other typical activities for 14-year-old twins, Brooke and Breanna Bennett work alongside their mother to...
Black Enterprise Presents Virtual Summit on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Feb.25
Black Enterprise
BLACK ENTERPRISE will host its first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Virtual Summit in partnership with Toyota, AT&T, and Fidelity Investments on Thursday, Feb. 25.
This groundbreaking event...
Regions’ Taleisha Ming-White Joins Diversity and Inclusion Fellowship
By Loren Spiller
doingmoretoday.com
Taleisha (Nikki) Ming-White’s long-term passion and support for diversity and inclusion made her an ideal choice for a new fellowship.
The opportunity was created...
How three Birmingham-area groups Thrive Together
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Thrive Together Jefferson County does just that in East Birmingham.
The combination of three nonprofits—Hope Inspired Ministries, which provides workforce training;...
The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham: Mission of Advocacy
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Go back to the legislative battle to ensure that more child care centers were regulated in Alabama.
“There were many times...