Tag: awards
Birmingham Councilor Steven Hoyt awards $15K to HABD Youth Program
habd.net
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) is gearing up for its Annual Summer Youth Program with the support of Birmingham City Councilor...
Voting Rights Activist Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
MSN News
Voting rights activist and politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated by a Norwegian lawmaker for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Reuters reports.
Abrams, who played...
President Barack Obama to Receive Voice Of Influence Award at...
By Cedric Thornton
Black Enterprise
It’s been almost five years since former President Barack Obama left the White House to become a private citizen, but it...
Video: Transgender Advocacy Group TAKE Hosts Annual Gala
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
It was a celebration Saturday night as Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable and Empowering Resource Center known as TAKE hosted their Third...
Birmingham Times captures top awards from Alabama Press Association
The Birmingham Times staff
The Birmingham Times Media Group (BTMG) won 1st place awards for Best News Feature Story; Best Education Coverage; Best Layout and...
Billy Porter, Jharrel Jerome among top winners during 71st Primetime Emmys
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two African-American actors were among the top winners at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night.
Actors Billy Porter and...
Birmingham Times captures national awards for journalism
Times staff report
The Birmingham Times captured several top journalism awards last week at the 2019 National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Merit Awards in Cincinnati,...
100 Black Men of Birmingham holds 1st Mentoring Awards Program
The Birmingham Times
100 Black Men of Metro Birmingham held its First Annual Mentoring Awards Program last week at Oxmoor Valley Elementary School.
Nine students were...
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....
Jesse Williams moves BET Awards crowd with passionate speech
By SANDY COHEN
Associated Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeRIUPlxlv4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Jesse Williams brought the energy of a civil rights rally to the BET Awards Sunday night...