Tag: slavery
Growing Black Businesses Through a Magic City Match in Birmingham
revbirmingham.org
Magic City Match is an initiative led by REV Birmingham and powered by Prosper to match Black-owned businesses with Birmingham brick-and-mortar spaces where they can thrive.
After a successful...
U.S. Education Sec. Miguel Cardona, HBCU Leaders Meet in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona met with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and leaders from most of Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges...
Juneteenth Celebrations Kickoff Across Birmingham With Calls For Unity, Music, Awards
By Ryan Michaels and Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Juneteenth Weekend in Birmingham kicked off with a luncheon at the Harbert Center in downtown on...
In Washington, Mayor Woodfin Calls Out GOP Rep. for Comparing Cannabis...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Testifying before a House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin called out a GOP Congressman who compared the...
Professor Hilary Green Sheds Light on UA’s Dark Racial History
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Curiosity is what fuels Hilary Green, Ph.D., and that has a lot to do with how she was raised and...
Equal Justice Initiative Opens New Legacy Museum in Montgomery
eji.org
MONTGOMERY, AL - The Equal Justice Initiative is thrilled to announce the opening of the new Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration in Montgomery, Alabama....
Important Recently Released Books on Understanding Slavery
By James L. Baggett
The stain of slavery, America’s original sin, runs through our history and culture. And the blight of racism remains with us,...
Inside Historic Africatown With Descendants of Slave Ship Clotilda
By Vickii Howell
Special to the Birmingham Times
MOBILE, Ala.—For decades, a handful of ancestors and neighborhood historians held down the legends of Africatown’s founding, recalling...
The Spectacular Find of the Clotilda and What’s Next
By Vickii Howell
Special to the Birmingham Times
MOBILE, Ala.—The discovery of the Clotilda slave ship last month in the Mobile River Delta is one of...
Birmingham Commemorates Juneteenth
Amarr Croskey photos
Kelly Ingram Park was packed on Saturday, June 15 as metro area residents celebrated the city’s 20th annual Juneteenth with the Birmingham...
