Tag: African-American
Matt Dale Grew Up in Shadows of Birmingham Southern; He’s Doing...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer last month denied Birmingham Southern College’s application for an almost $30 million bridge loan...
No Significant Increase in Number of Black Homeowners, According to Report
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Black home ownership has not increased and there are more challenges ahead, according to a report on the State of...
Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s First Black Police Officer, Dies at 90
Associated Press
The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90.
Birmingham Police on Friday posted about Stover’s death on...
Miles College Renames Center for Economic & Social Justice After Judge...
miles.edu
Miles College on Saturday renamed the Center for Economic and Social Justice in honor of retired federal Judge U.W. Clemon, a 1965 graduate of...
Dr. David Hicks Takes Office as First Black Jefferson County (AL)...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
David Hicks, DO, on Monday officially took office as Jefferson County’s Health Officer, making him the first African American to...
National Real Estate Brokers to Bring 60-City Building Black Wealth Tour...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A tour to empower African American communities with steps toward homeownership, property investment and other wealth-building opportunities will be coming...
The Impact of Acclaimed Photographer Dawoud Bey and The Birmingham Project
By Ryan Michaels
For The Birmingham Times
Acclaimed photographer Dawoud Bey presents “The Birmingham Project” an exhibition of portraits at the Birmingham Museum of Art through...
Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman Receives National Award
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council Pro-Tem Crystal Smitherman last week received the 40 Under 40 Young, Gifted and Green award from the Black Millennials...
Birmingham And Partners to Commemorate 60 Years Since Church Bombing
birminghamal.org
Nearly 60 years ago, a bomb tore through Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four little girls and rocking the nation. In remembrance of...
Catherine Burks-Brooks, Birmingham Freedom Rider, dies at 83
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
“Mr. Bull” is what she called him. It’s what Catherine Burks-Brooks called Eugene (Bull) Connor on the morning of May...