Tag: Kelly Ingram Park
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...
Students, area groups warn about the dangers of tobacco use
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Sara Catherine Cook knows what cigarettes can do. The Mountain Brook resident and sophomore at The Altamont School,...
Birmingham protesters among millions around the globe denouncing Trump
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Thousands of protesters from across Alabama marched from Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park through downtown in solidarity with the national Women’s...
Sister March to show solidarity for Women’s March on Washington
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham will lend its voice to the National Women’s March on Washington through a Sister March on Saturday Jan. 21...
President Obama establishes National Monument in Birmingham
Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
It’s official: Birmingham has been declared a national monument.
As one of his last acts in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama...
Birmingham’s civil rights district could get federal designation in 2017
By Erin Harney
Alabama NewsCenter
As the National Park Service begins its second century in 2017, there’s hope in Birmingham that the city’s important role in...
Protesters come out against Trump’s polarizing rhetoric
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Protests, walk-outs, and rallies have spread across the county since the election of Republican Donald Trump and in Birmingham demonstrations...
Birmingham joins nation in protesting police shootings
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Tension filled Kelly Ingram Park on Friday evening as several hundred people gathered at the end of a week where...
