Tag: bombing
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Visits Her Mother’s Alma Mater in Alabama
By Cody D. Short | cshort@al.com
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson traveled to Alabama last week to visit several historical markers, including Tuskegee University,...
The Morgan Project Hosts Conflict and Courage Workshop in Birmingham
By Nicole S. Daniel
Birmingham Times
Dr. Martha Bouyer, minister, former classroom teacher and social studies supervisor for Jefferson County Schools, this week led a Conflict...
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...
Celebration of Life for Maxine McNair, mother of girl killed in...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Celebration of Life services for Maxine McNair, the last living parent of one of the four girls killed in...
City Observes 58th Anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
On a rainy September morning, 58 years to the day after four little girls lost their lives in a horrific...
During Pilgrimage, Congressional leaders visit Birmingham
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
More than 40 United States congressional leaders including U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and U.S. Speaker...
Celebrating Chris McNair: Father, Friend, Husband and Legend
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Jewell Christopher (Chris) McNair was remembered on Friday as a remarkable man whose love and forgiveness were stronger than one...
Sarah Collins Rudolph speaks on the anniversary of 16th Street Baptist...
Times Staff Report
The 16th Street Baptist Church on Friday held a program in memorial of the bombing 54 years earlier, that murdered four little...
Parole denied for Birmingham church bomber
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A diverse group of Alabama residents from neighborhood activists to law enforcement officials, applauded a parole board’s decision Wednesday against...
Alabama board denies parole for Birmingham church bomber
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's parole board decided Wednesday against freeing a one-time Ku Klux Klansman convicted in a church bombing...
