Tag: racism
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,...
Hoover Schools investigating students who used racist slurs
Times staff report
A video that surfaced on Facebook over the weekend of Hoover City School students using racial slurs against blacks and debating the...
Starbucks to close over 8,000 stores on Tuesday for anti-bias training
The Associated Press
Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is...
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
Dove apologizes for Facebook soap ad that many call racist
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Dove is facing heat for a body wash ad showing a black woman taking off her shirt to reveal a...
Violence in Charlottesville: What Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Rep. Terri Sewell...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local political and civil rights leaders and members of Congress said they are disturbed by the violence that ensued during...