Tag: black history
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...
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...
Funeral Service Held for Maxine McNair, Last Living Parent of Child...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Family members, current and former public officials and area pastors gathered Saturday morning at New Hope Baptist Church in Birmingham’s...
Sidney Poitier opened the door for Black Hollywood
Elise Brisco
USA TODAY
Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood trailblazer and the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, died Thursday. He was 94.
Among his long...
5 Amazing Murals in Birmingham’s Historic 4th Ave. Business District
By Miranda Shaffer
bhamnow.com
Have you walked around Birmingham’s 4th Avenue Business District lately? This historic district is seeing tremendous growth, and some amazing murals have been...
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his...
After 196 Years, College Grants Tenure to a Black Professor
By Janet McConnaughey
Associated Press
Louisiana’s oldest college is celebrating its first lifetime appointment to a Black faculty member, and discussing why this racial milestone took...
Equal Justice Initiative Opens New Legacy Museum in Montgomery
eji.org
MONTGOMERY, AL - The Equal Justice Initiative is thrilled to announce the opening of the new Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration in Montgomery, Alabama....
Ramsay High grad sheds light on Alabama’s racial violence in new...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Memorial, a play written by Birmingham native Quinton Cockrell, will highlight the “racial violence in Alabama” with its debut at...
ASU Residence Hall Renamed after Key Figure in Montgomery Bus Boycott
By Lois G. Russell
ASU
The Alabama State University Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to rename one of the campus’s historic residence halls in honor...