Tag: angela davis
Harriett Tubman, MLK Jr., Frederick Douglass Quotes to Celebrate Juneteenth
inspiringquotes.com
President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as...
Angela Davis Receives Birmingham’s Top Human Rights Award
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Angela Davis, humanitarian, global civil rights activist and Birmingham native on Friday received the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from...
Angela Davis To Receive BCRI’s Shuttlesworth Award on June 19
bcri.org
Global human rights activist, scholar, author and Birmingham native Dr. Angela Y. Davis will receive the Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, the highest award...
How Dr. Angela Davis and area leaders packed the Boutwell
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Angela Davis was able to do something during her recent visit to Birmingham that hadn’t been seen in the...
Angela Davis met with support, standing ovation at Boutwell
Times staff report
During a sold out appearance at the Boutwell Auditorium Saturday night in downtown Birmingham, Civil Rights activist, Angela Davis said she never...
Angela Davis speaks for first time in Birmingham since Civil Rights...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Angela Davis returned home to Birmingham today to speak publicly for the first time since the city’s Civil Rights...
Julianne Malveaux: In Honor of Dr. Angela Davis
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
If anyone deserves a civil rights award, Dr. Angela Davis certainly does. The activist and scholar has been on the front lines...
Richard Friedman: My view of Dr. Angela Davis
By Richard Friedman
Much has been written about the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s desire to award its prestigious Fred Shuttlesworth Award to Dr. Angela Davis....