Tag: civil rights
‘Violins of Hope’ brings concerts, education, interfaith dialogue to Birmingham
Times staff report
Historic violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust will be featured in Birmingham next week for four days of concerts, educational...
‘Marriage is not an event. It’s a journey … you learn...
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Birmingham Times
All photos by NicTay Photography
Cornelius Harris and Judith Harris
Married: May 27, 1967
Live: Birmingham’s Brook Highland neighborhood.
Met: Cornelius and Judith’s older...
Birmingham Mayor Bell on some of his noteworthy accomplishments
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Despite controversies over the years — including his contentious relationship in the end with the Birmingham City Council and the...
Photo Gallery: 2017 Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards
Times Staff Report
Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Saturday hosted its combined 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award...
Odessa Woolfolk nurtured museum from idea to respected Institute
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
When Odessa Woolfolk walks into the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), it is almost like she is walking into...
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
‘Community Conversations’ Continue this week at The Ballard House
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The Ballard House Project will continue its “GATHER for Community Conversations” this week with a forum on Hip Hop and...
Alabama State Couple on Marriage: ‘It’s not all about you. It’s...
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Birmingham Times
In honor of the Magic City Classic showdown between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University, this week’s...
NAACP names Derrick Johnson as new president, seeking to have more...
By Jesse J. Holland
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation’s oldest civil rights organization...
A ‘civil rights camp’ teaches kids a history they’re not learning...
By Avis Thomas-Lester
The Hechinger ReportTrevion Williams (left) and Jashun Griffith (right), both 13, students at Crystal Springs Middle School in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, chat at...