Tag: activism
Marva Douglas’s Drive To Improve Transit in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When Marva Douglas began her tutoring business in Fairfield, Alabama, and searched for teachers, she learned a lesson of her...
The Activist: Shauntice Allen, Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP)
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
The Activist: Carlos Chaverst Jr., founder, Carlos Chaverst Foundation
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
The Activist: Jenice Fountain, Margins/Yellowhammer Fund
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Harry ‘Traveling Shoes’ Turner: The Ministry of Activism
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Community activist Harry “Traveling Shoes” Turner, who was raised in Birmingham’s Gate City neighborhood, said the area wasn’t known for...
The Activist: Cara McClure: Founder, Faith&Works
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
The Activist: Celida “Celi” Soto, President, SWEET Alabama
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Sherrette Spicer: ‘Lady Freedom’ Seeks Justice
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
When most in high school wanted to become doctors and lawyers, Sherrette Spicer knew she wanted to chart...
Birmingham-Area Activists: This is More Than a ‘Hype Moment’
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
(Second of two parts on fight against racial injustice from Birmingham)
For local activist Erica Robbins, 38, the fight for...
Martez Files: The Influencer
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
A closer look at a Birmingham-area activist:
Martez Files, When We Fight
Files, 29, said his organization, When We Fight—founded this year...
