Tag: civil rights
‘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...
Birmingham’s Historic A.G. Gaston Motel Opens to the Public This Week
birminghamal.gov
On Thursday, June 29, the historic A.G. Gaston Motel in downtown Birmingham will open to the public for a free visit for a limited...
Civil Rights Icon Fred Gray Awarded American Bar Association’s Highest Honor
By Cody Short | cshort@al.com
Civil Rights icon and Montgomery native Fred Gray is set to receive the 2023 ABA Medal, the highest honor from the American...
OP-ED: Urgent Moment to Reverse National Crime Trends
By Andrew M. Cuomo and Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
America 2023: tumultuous times. Yes. Yet, amidst the greatest domestic challenges of American history, our...
Birmingham Urban League to host Gun Violence Awareness Day on Sat.,...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Urban League (BUL) will host its first National Gun Violence Awareness Day on Saturday June 3 from 12-2...
Chervis Isom, Longtime Birmingham Civic Leader, Dies at 84
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com
Chervis Isom, the author, longtime Birmingham attorney, and mainstay of civic engagement, has died.
Isom died unexpectedly while overseas Thursday. He...
The Day When ‘Birmingham (AL) Reached an Accord with its Conscience...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that...
Dr. Wilson Fallin Jr.: The Building of a Birmingham-Area Teaching Icon
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Wilson Fallin Jr. grew up in a strict Christian household and during one conversation with his father vowed to never...
‘Traveling Billboard’ Unveiled; Motorcoach Honors Civil Rights in Birmingham AL
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Terry Collins still remembers hearing disc jockeys deliver coded messages urging he and other Birmingham high school classmates at the...
Birmingham’s Angelyn Lyles Reflects on 3 Separate Cancer Battles, City History
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When doctors told Angelyn Lyles she had cancer 18 years ago, she had no fear.
“I’m not going anywhere until it’s...
