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He asked to get married . . . on a weekend...

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...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...

By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie University of Alabama It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...

Jim Peppler’s Photos From the Civil Rights Movement Captured Black History...

By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Few have chronicled Alabama history the way Jim Peppler has. The photographer was on the ground during the mid-1960s for the...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Notable Quotes

By Hannah Hutyra Keepinspiring.me Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans...

‘I really started falling in love with her, so we made...

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...

People, Places and Things By Gwen DeRu

TIME TO TAKE A BREAK!!   DON’T MISS!  WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING with Deontay Wilder vs. Chris Arreola at the BJCC Legacy Arena, Saturday at 4 p.m.   THIS...

Foot Soldiers’ Reunion at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church-Smithfield.

  Members of the Civil Rights Activist Committee this month held their annual Foot Soldiers’ Reunion at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church-Smithfield. The gathering featured art...

Celebrating the Power of Ethics: in Dr. King, Poetry, & Bob...

by Alice Bernstein  As we celebrate the life of  Martin Luther King and his courageous opposition to racism and economic injustice, I want people to...

Birmingham City Council President Pro Tem Jay Roberson to host Nonviolence...

BIRMINGHAM, AL- As summer swings into full throttle, many youth are taking proactive measures to stay engaged in constructive activities that build their educational and...

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