Tag: racism
Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama’s racial violence in new...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Memorial, a play written by Birmingham native Quinton Cockrell, will highlight the “racial violence in Alabama” with its debut at...
CDC Director: Racism in the US a “Serious Public Health Threat”
Bay News
The coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted minority communities across the country, and on Thursday the nation’s leading public health agency announced a series...
Mullen-Johnson: How to Cope with Race-Based Traumatic Stress
By Crystal Mullen-Johnson
Since being elected President, Joe Biden has reminded us that “he seeks not to divide but to reunify” which is significant progress...
Councilor Wardine Alexander’s fellowship to address racial inequalities in her district
By Cody Owens
birminghamal.gov
“This is a huge opportunity, not for me personally, but for this community to see real transformative change,” Birmingham City Councilor Wardine...
YMBC Birmingham Civic Group Takes Historic Stand Against Racism
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Martha Cook, a Jefferson County district court judge, knew it was time to speak just as Charles “Chuck” Morgan Jr.,...
First Week of School Didn’t Go as Planned for This Family
By Jaclyn Peiser
Washington Post
Dani Elliott was at work last month when her 12-year-old son’s vice principal called with alarming news: A police officer was...
T. Marie King on ways for parents to talk race with...
By Richard Friedman
Southern Jewish Life
As our national temperature continues to rise over racial issues, the Levite Jewish Community Center (LJCC) recently hosted a Zoom seminar...
Time for the Alabama Democratic Party to unite
By Linda Coleman-Madison
This is an opinion column
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” -- Abraham Lincoln
I have been distressed to see the Alabama Democratic...
What Local Parents Teach Their Children About Racial Bias
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Wayne Richardson teaches his four children that everyone is the same. He tells them, “Know that you can’t look at...
YWCA Central Alabama Selects Industry Vet as New CEO
ywcabhm.org
LaRhonda Magras, Ed. D. has been elected CEO of YWCA Central Alabama and the appointment is effective September 1, the Board of Directors announced Tuesday.
Magras,...