Thousands gathered in Kelly Ingram Park and marched in the Women's March Alabama Saturday January 21, 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama. They listened to speakers, sang, chanted and displayed signs before they marched from the to City Hall and back to the park arriving moments after the last of the marchers departed. (Frank Couch, special to The Times)
Thousands marched in downtown Birmingham Saturday, January 21, 2017, to celebrate women's rights in the wake of President Trump's inauguration. The march, around Kelly Ingram Park, was a sister event to the Women's March on Washington. Millions of people all over the world took part in the event to celebrate females, including dozens of marches worldwide. (Kathryn Sesser-Dorné, The Birmingham Times)
Ideal Furniture owner Melvin Zivitz holds a picture of his father's pharmacy in the same building before his father moved into the furniture business Friday January 13, 2017 . (Frank Couch, special to The Times)
Birmingham City Councilman Marcus Lundy whose district includes Ensley stands along Avenue F Thursday January 12, 2017 . (Frank Couch, special to The Times)
Hank Layman started Oasis Gardens Ensley in November, 2015 as a way to make fresh vegetables available for residents. (Je’Don Holloway Talley, special to The Times)
United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch was the featured speaker at a Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration program at the church made famous by the bombing that killed four little girls. (Provided photo)
Meting Sun, essay contest winner. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Complex in Birmingham Alabama Monday January 15, 2017. (Frank Couch / The Birmingham Times)