Tag: american
Birmingham Artist Jahman Hill Explores The African American Experience Through COVID
asfa.k12.al.us
ArtWorks@TheDJD will present a world premier commissioned work by nationally acclaimed Birmingham artist Jahman Arial Hill on April 9.
Hill is a slam poet and an award-winning...
Lawson State Baseball Team Adopts Young Brain Tumor Patient
lawsonstate.edu
Lawson State Community College on Saturday adopted the newest members of the Cougars baseball program, brothers Joseph and Colton Nelson. Joseph is five-years-old and...
Nation’s First Black Cardinal Speaks at Mass in Queens, NY
Thalia Perez
CBSNewYork
NEW YORK — A Black History Month event took place at a Catholic church in Queens on Sunday, with the first African-American cardinal in the country.
It was standing room only...
A conversation on historical memory and rethinking Black history
by Brianna Hoge
In honor of Black History Month, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Paulette Patterson Dilworth, Ph.D., vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,...
Erin Jackson of US 1st Black Woman to Win Speedskating Gold
By PAUL NEWBERRY
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson has never viewed herself as some sort of trailblazer. She just likes to skate really, really...
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument receives grant for field trips for...
By Mark Kelly
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument recently received a grant for a program aimed at fourth graders in Birmingham and Jefferson County. Awarded by...
Rep. Terri Sewell, With President Biden in Atlanta, to Defend the...
The Birmingham Times
Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell, one of the leading advocates for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, was in Atlanta on...
Here’s How to Celebrate Kwanzaa in Birmingham
By Shauna Stuart | sstuart@al.com
Clarence Muhammad has spent the past few days putting the final touches on this year’s series of Kwanzaa celebrations throughout the...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos makes $100M gift to Barack Obama Foundation
By Haleluya Hadero
AP Business Writer
Former President Barack Obama’s foundation said Monday it has received a $100 million donation from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos that...
2021 Veteran’s Day Celebrated in Birmingham, AL
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Major George Bowman, Retired United States Army Veteran and Cameron Marzette, the Army National Guard's 20th Special Forces Group, may be separated by...
