Tag: justice
‘I Didn’t Go to Prison. I Went to Death Row,’ Says...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Anthony Ray Hinton believes in speaking truth to power.
“People often ask me has the Klan settled down in Alabama and...
Birmingham’s Inaugural Freedom Fest Entertains and Empowers
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham’s inaugural Freedom Fest on Saturday drew thousands of people for a day long series of entertainment...
Civil rights groups, supporters gather for Marshae Jones
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
A number of civil rights and women groups gathered in Bessemer Tuesday to express outrage at the indictment of a Pleasant...
Fed’s report condemning Alabama prisons: State vows action
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama authorities vowed Thursday to begin the monumental task of fixing their troubling prison problems, responding to...
Anthony Ray Hinton honored as Samford’s 2019 Corts Distinguished Author
Samford.edu
Anthony Ray Hinton will be honored as the 2019 Distinguished Author on April 16 at the ninth annual Tom and Marla Corts Distinguished Author...
NAACP Celebrates 110th Anniversary of Freedom Fighting
By Stacy M. Brown
BlackPressUSA
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – NAACP – was founded 110 years ago after a deadly race...
Times change, but the objectives of the demonstrations shouldn’t
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Civil Rights Movement tactics may change, but the objectives shouldn’t, said Doris Gary, 85, who participated in the marches of...
Attorney Ben Crump, Bradford family angry after Alabama AG says Hoover...
Times staff report
The lawyer for the family of a 21-year-old black man shot and killed by Hoover police on Thanksgiving night said it was...
Verizon donates $20K to domestic violence prevention in Jefferson County
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Domestic violence is a growing problem in Jefferson County. Fortunately, so is one of the solutions.
Verizon Wireless this week presented...
Criminal Justice Reform Snagged in Campaign Politics
By Dee Hunter
Urban News Service
Planned reforms to federal drug and sentencing laws that imprisoned many African-Americans have become locked up by election-year politics.
“The cost...