Tag: politics
Mayor Bell touts progress and growth in ‘State of the City’...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Hours after delivering his "State of the City" address to a Kiwanis Club luncheon downtown Birmingham, Mayor William Bell presented...
Yes we did: Obama rallies all Americans in farewell speech
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire
“Yes, we did!”
Those were the words that Barack Hussein Obama ended his farewell speech to America on Tuesday, eight years...
Congressional Black Caucus celebrates history with 49 members in the 115th...
By Freddie Allen
NNPA Newswire
During the Ceremonial Swearing-In event a few blocks from The White House, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., honored Rep. Cedric...
Talladega College confirms band will march at Donald Trump’s inauguration
Jeff Martin
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- The marching band of a historically black college in Alabama will perform in President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inaugural...
Protests mount: Jeff Sessions threatens 60 years of civil rights progress,...
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions is “the single biggest threat to 60 years of civil rights and social justice...
Conflicts between mayor, city council could impact Birmingham elections in 2017
By Denise Stewart
For The Birmingham Times
If you think 2016 was filled with change and surprise, 2017 could offer much more, especially in Birmingham and...
Expanded Birmingham Water Works Board takes seat, elects Sherry Lewis as...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A newly expanded Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) on Wednesday, Jan. 4 began to reshape how the panel will be...
Alabama police end NAACP sit-in against attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The national president of the NAACP and five others were arrested after staging a sit-in Tuesday at...
Civil rights will ‘evaporate’ under Jeff Sessions, Birmingham NAACP says
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Civil and voting rights advances would “evaporate” if Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions is confirmed as U.S. Attorney General, said officials...
Black college marching band from Alabama accepts invite to perform at...
By Jeff Martin
Associated Press
The marching band of Alabama's oldest private, historically black liberal arts college has accepted an invitation to perform at President-elect Donald...