Tag: civil rights
The Pivotal Meetings 60 Years Ago That Helped Desegregate Birmingham AL
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...
Magic City Poetry Festival Kicks Off, Pays Tribute To City’s Civil...
By Shauna Stuart
AL.com
The month-long Magic City Poetry Festival celebration of poetry, history, and nature kicked off last week with Alabama poet laureate Ashley Jones’...
Artist Brings Civil Rights Icon, Rosa Parks, to Life in Sculpture
By Carla Davis
Alabama News Center
When Julia Knight learned that the Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission (AWTSC) was looking for an artist to sculpt a...
Jeffco Commission Approves $2.6 Million for Tourism Projects in the Civil...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday approved $2.7 million in federal ARPA funding to six organizations in the downtown Birmingham Civil...
Birmingham Business Group Announces Plans to Keep Young Professionals in the...
birminghambusinessalliance.com
Birmingham Business Alliance (BBA) has announced the return of Onboard BHM, a community-driven program for young professionals seeking to explore and establish roots in the Greater...
A Birmingham Civil Rights Reformer, and Newspaper Editor, Lost to History
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama News Center
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that took...
Bipartisan Group of Congressional Members in Birmingham for Civil Rights Pilgrimage
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
More than two dozen members of the U.S. House and Senate from both sides of the aisle were at Bethel...
Meet the Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, the White Pastor Who Stood With...
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama News Center
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that...
The Life Story of Judge U.W. Clemon’s Comes to 16th Street...
The Birmingham Times
The storied life of Civil Rights titan and retired U.S. District Judge Uriah W. Clemon, is coming to the Sixteenth Street Baptist...
16th Street Baptist Church Awarded $200,000 for Historic Preservation
savingplaces.org
The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced on Monday its first round of Preserving Black Churches grants to...
