Tag: Black
Museum to Honor Clotilda Slave Ship Survivors Opens in Alabama
By John Sharp, AL.com
A first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to the Clotilda - the last known slave ship - and its 110 survivors officially opened on...
Birmingham Attorneys React to Supreme Court’s End to Race-Conscious Admissions
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-area attorneys on Thursday said they were not surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard...
‘Historic Nature’ of Supreme Court Voting Case Examined at Miles College
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Alabama State Senator Merika Coleman and Judge U.W. Clemon on Tuesday gathered at Miles College for...
Anne-Marie Adams, Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk, Dies at 77
The Birmingham Times
Former Jefferson County Circuit Clerk Anne-Marie Adams, who served as clerk from 2000 to 2018 has died. She was 77.
A funeral mass...
‘[He] Made Me Feel Special, Beautiful And Important Every Day’
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Supreme Court’s Unexpected Ruling in Alabama Voting Case Celebrated in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When the surprise news came down Thursday morning that the U.S. Supreme Court had voted 5-4 in favor of Black...
9 Ways to Celebrate Black Music Month in Birmingham
By Cody D. Short | cshort@al.com
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared June to be Black Music Month. The purpose is to celebrate the undeniable impact that...
Alabama’s ‘Culture of Removal’ Takes Toll on Black Students
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com
CJ wanted to take his mom to prom. He wanted to have his parents walk him out to the mound on...
Jim Brown, All-Time NFL Great And Social Activist, Dead at 87
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every arena.
Whether on the field, as a Hollywood film hero or civil rights advocate, Brown...
Black-Owned Hotel Razed; Was Safe Haven During Segregation
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hotel that gave Black travelers safe lodging during segregation and once welcomed such notables as the Rev. Martin...
