Tag: African-American
Realizing Dr. King’s Dream at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Belinda Hines was at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Monday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
Killer Mike’s MLK Day message to Birmingham: Always be organizing
By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com
Michael “Killer Mike” Render has become a powerful nationwide voice in the Black community on issues of race, police brutality, economics...
Alpha Phi Alpha members speak on the legacy of Brother MLK,...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Birmingham and across the nation on Monday, January 17 was...
A Listing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nearly Two Dozen...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...
Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102
Associated Press
Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died. He was 102.
Vice President Kamala Harris and...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Memorable Visits to Birmingham (AL)
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...
Claudette Colvin wins expungement of Alabama civil rights arrest
By Mark Kelly
It took most of a lifetime, but now it’s official. Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin is, in her own words, “no longer a juvenile...
Maxine McNair, mother of girl killed in Birmingham church bombing, dies...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Maxine McNair, the last living parent of one of the four girls killed in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, died...
11 best Black holiday films ever — and ranked
BY KELLEY L. CARTER@KELLEYLCARTER
The Undefeated
After Big Mama and Big Daddy clear the table of fried turkey, mac ’n’ cheese, collards, potato salad and more —...
Ret. Judge Houston Brown and Attorney J. Mason Davis honored by...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Retired Jefferson County Judge Houston L. Brown and Birmingham lawyer J. Mason Davis, Jr. were honored Friday by the Birmingham...