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lrymediagroup.com The City of Birmingham on Saturday will host Birmingham Freedom Fest — a music and empowerment festival held at Kelly Ingram Park, the footprint...

By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr stood before a group of nearly 100 Black men on Saturday at the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times A closer look at a Birmingham-area activist: Erica Robbins, Be a Blessing Birmingham Robbins, 38, said social media has been her greatest...

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times A closer look at a Birmingham-area activist: T. Marie King, Local Facilitator King, 40,  has been working tirelessly on a broad range...

Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. — Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus,...