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The Morgan Project Highlights One of Birmingham’s Most Impassioned Speeches

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By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. The Birmingham Times Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones summed up it best when he told a gathering Wednesday at the Sixteenth Street...

Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument receives grant for field trips for...

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By Mark Kelly Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument recently received a grant for a program aimed at fourth graders in Birmingham and Jefferson County. Awarded by...

Birmingham Public Library to Host Dozens of Black History Month Programs

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bplonlinenews.comThe Birmingham Public Library (BPL)'s celebration of Black History Month is into its second week. Throughout February, BPL is hosting 71 free programs and activities for our patrons in 15...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...

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By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie University of Alabama It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...

Best way for Blacks to honor Dr. King: Stop killing each...

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By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com This is an opinion column I don’t want to see another balloon rise toward the clouds to honor a dead child....

Realizing Dr. King’s Dream at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

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By Haley Wilson  The Birmingham Times  Belinda Hines was at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Monday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...

Killer Mike’s MLK Day message to Birmingham: Always be organizing 

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By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com  Michael “Killer Mike” Render has become a powerful nationwide voice in the Black community on issues of race, police brutality, economics...

Alpha Phi Alpha members speak on the legacy of Brother MLK,...

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By Haley Wilson The Birmingham Times The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Birmingham and across the nation on Monday, January 17 was...

A Listing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nearly Two Dozen...

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Memorable Visits to Birmingham (AL)

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in...