Tag: history
Birmingham Councilor ‘Aghast’ at Plans to Give Up Historic School; City...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
After much debate, Birmingham City Council on Tuesday decided to hand over the future of the city’s oldest school to...
Young Residents of Birmingham Housing in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration
The Birmingham Times
Nearly two dozen young people from the Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) were in Selma to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
Listing of More Than 100 African Americans Emblazoned on U.S. Postage...
Compiled by The Birmingham Times
For more than a century, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) stamps have paid homage to people who have left their...
Birmingham’s 1st Annual Black Male Summit Draws Top Area Leaders
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr stood before a group of nearly 100 Black men on Saturday at the...
16th Street Baptist Church Awarded $200,000 for Historic Preservation
savingplaces.org
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced on Monday its first round of Preserving Black Churches grants to...
Birmingham’s Tragic and Historic 2022 Homicide Toll, By the Numbers
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Birmingham ended 2022 with the families and friends of 144 homicide victims left grieving.
The year was deadliest in recent history and...
50 Facts About Christmas You May Not Know
Compiled by the Birmingham Times Staff
Alabama was the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday, and the tradition began in 1836.
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“Silent Night”...
Birmingham To Commemorate 60 Years Since Pivotal 1963
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The city of Birmingham on Wednesday announced yearlong activities to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights movement.
Mayor...
“Shuttlesworth”, Documentary on a Birmingham Icon, Premieres in City on Dec....
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
A documentary on Birmingham’s history through the perspective of Civil Rights legend Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth will premiere at the...
Noted Lawyer to Speak in Birmingham on Sunday about ‘Jim Crow’s...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Margaret Burnham, co-founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, will be at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on...
