Tag: human rights
Julianne Malveaux: In Honor of Dr. Angela Davis
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
If anyone deserves a civil rights award, Dr. Angela Davis certainly does. The activist and scholar has been on the front lines...
Richard Friedman: My view of Dr. Angela Davis
By Richard Friedman
Much has been written about the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s desire to award its prestigious Fred Shuttlesworth Award to Dr. Angela Davis....
In New Book ,‘Fifth Little Girl’ Describes First Hand Account of...
By Sarah Collins Rudolph
This is the opening chapter of “The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (The Sarah...
Rabbi Jonathan Miller’s special bond with the Birmingham community
Times Staff Report
Rabbi Jonathan Miller thought he was only going to stay in Birmingham about five years when he moved to the city to...
Dick Gregory, comedian and civil rights activist, dies at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP)
Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health,...
Legendary activist Harry Belafonte to receive BCRI’s top award
Special to the Times
In honor of its 25th Anniversary, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) has announced three recipients of the 2017 Fred L....
The Pride of Birmingham
Special to the Times
Photographs by Reginald Allen
Central Alabama Pride Inc.’s PrideFest was held on June 10 at Sloss Furnace while the Pride Parade was...