Tag: history
Trailblazer Autherine Lucy Foster Awarded Honorary Doctorate From Miles College
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Miles College on Wednesday honored Autherine Lucy Foster an alumna and the first African American to enroll and attend the...
Miles College to honor Autherine Lucy Foster, alumna and first Black...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College will honor Autherine Lucy Foster an alumna and the first African American to enroll and attend the University of...
Girls Scouts of The USA Appoints Its First Black CEO In...
By Dana Givens
Black Enterprise
The Girls Scouts of the USA made a historic announcement for the organization with the appointment of Judith Batty as the...
Dr. Billy Hawkins to be first Black president of Talladega College...
By The Daily Home
Talladega College will hold a naming ceremony for the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug....
Kenneth Coleman Reflects on Being Named BBA’s First Black President and...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
As the first African American president and CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA), the region’s leading economic development...
Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in Alabama
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama...
Rev. C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95
By Desiree Seals and Michael Warren
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King...
The U.S. Navy Celebrates First Black Woman Tactical Jet Pilot
By Tanya A. Christian
Essence
A Black woman is making history in the United States armed services. On Thursday, it was announced that the U.S. Navy...
University Of California Will Have Its First Black President
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Black Voices
The next president of the University of California system will be Dr. Michael Drake, the first Black person in the role...
Johnathan Austin, former Councilor, On How City Finally Removed Confederate Statue
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The outrage over the death of George Floyd —a black man killed by police in Minneapolis—has already led to change...