Tag: john
Catherine Burks-Brooks, Birmingham Freedom Rider, dies at 83
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
“Mr. Bull” is what she called him. It’s what Catherine Burks-Brooks called Eugene (Bull) Connor on the morning of May...
Birmingham’s Freeman Hrabowski Receives Dr. John Hope Franklin Award
Pearl Stewart
www.diverseeducation.com
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, recalls a day he spent with renowned historian, author and civil...
‘He wanted the world to know how much he loved me’
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
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...
Cleveland “Cleve” Eaton, Hall of Fame jazz great, dies at 80
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Cleveland “Cleve” Eaton, the Hall of Fame jazz legend from Fairfield (Ala.), died on Sunday morning. He was 80.
“He was...
BAO receives grant from Elton John, Elizabeth Taylor AIDS foundations
By Ariel Worthy
Times Staff writer
A $50,000 grant from The Elton John AIDS Foundation has been awarded to Birmingham AIDS Outreach (BAO) in support of...
Georgia Congressman John Lewis mesmerizes student body at Miles College...
By Trenisha Wiggins
Special to the Times
Georgia Congressman John Lewis on Monday delivered a riveting speech to dozens of students, teachers and dignitaries who flooded...
The 2015 MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS
The ride in this vehicle is phenomenal! If you’re an environment motive driver by day, a slow rider by afternoon and a “speed racer”...
Ohio officer in video says ‘direct eye contact’ one reason he...
(CNN)When a police officer in Dayton, Ohio, handed John Felton a warning for a traffic signal violation, Felton asked whether he was stopped for...
Growing Farm to School Programs
By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
Farm to school programs offer children better, fresher, more nutritious, and more local food choices that...
