Bishop Eddie Long, megachurch pastor, dies

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Birmingham Times

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January 15, 2017

Bishop Eddie Long — FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2010 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long speaks at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta. Long, a prominent pastor who led one of metro Atlanta's largest churches, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church said in a statement to local media outlets. He was 63. (AP Photo/John Amis, Pool, File)

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Trump clashes with civil rights leader John Lewis as inauguration looms

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Birmingham Times

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January 15, 2017

Trump Attorney General — In this Jan. 11, 2017 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington at the confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lewis says he’s doesn’t consider Donald Trump a “legitimate president,” blaming the Russians for helping the Republican win the White House. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

By Steve Peoples

Associated Press

Liberty is depicted as black woman on $100 gold coin

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Birmingham Times

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January 14, 2017

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President Obama establishes National Monument in Birmingham

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Chris Pruitt, Creative Commons)

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The Birmingham Times

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute among 39 sites to receive federal grants

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Chris Pruitt/Creative Commons)

By Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

The momentous events leading to Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

1-19-Martin-Luther-King-ftr — Martin Luther King, Jr. (Wikimedia Commons)

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‘The most cogent and influential defense of nonviolent resistance ever written’

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

MLK-Good Friday-march — From left: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Rev. Ralph David Abernaththy, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King defying an injunction against protesting on Good Friday in 1963. They were arrested and held in the Birmingham jail where King wrote his famous "Letter From Birmingham Jail." (Birmingham Public Library)

MLK Lecture Series will focus on Islamophobia

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

MLK_pix1 — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Director of Public Relations

Birmingham Public Library

Pastor Mike McClure Jr.: ‘From Bombingham to Birthingham: Yes we can, again’

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

MikeMcClure_pix2 — Pastor Mike McClure Jr. (Provided photo)

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City Council, state lawmakers discuss ‘common mission’ ahead of legislative session

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Birmingham Times

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January 12, 2017

DSCN1658 — City Council President Johathan Austin speaks during Tuesday's legislative agenda meeting. (Monique Jones, The Birmingham Times)

Monique Jones

The Birmingham Times

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