Tag: civil
City of Birmingham Producing a Film Project; Watch the Trailer
birminghamal.gov
The City of Birmingham is giving voice to the New South in an upcoming film project titled “The South Got Something To Say” which gives an intimate look...
Rev. Jesse Jackson to Step Down as Head of Rainbow PUSH
BY GARY FIELDS, CLAIRE SAVAGE AND TERESA CRAWFORD
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition...
Young Residents of Birmingham Housing in Selma for ‘Bloody Sunday’ Commemoration
The Birmingham Times
Nearly two dozen young people from the Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) were in Selma to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
Tourists Spent Estimated $2.2 Billion in Jefferson County (AL) Last Year:...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Visitors spent an estimated $2.2 billion in Jefferson County (AL) in 2021, a 45 percent increase over the previous year’s...
Sidney Poitier opened the door for Black Hollywood
Elise Brisco
USA TODAY
Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood trailblazer and the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, died Thursday. He was 94.
Among his long...
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church This Week Observes 58th Year Since...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back but pressing forward, the historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will commemorate the 58th Memorial Observance of the church...
City Council approves $1.2M for upgrades at BCRI; Sewell wants Civil...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
Officials in Birmingham and Washington took steps Tuesday to make improvements to the city’s Civil Rights District.
In Birmingham, the city...
Civil War Reenactment Set for September 5-6 at Point Mallard Park
Decatur, Alabama (August 20, 2015) – Labor Day is quickly approaching and the north Alabama region boasts plenty of things to see and do...
Congressional Black Caucus Mourns the Passing of Civil Rights Icon Julian...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman G. K. Butterfield released the following statement on the passing of Civil Rights leader Julian Bond:
"Our hearts...
Former Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Leader Inducted into Alabama Tourism Hall...
(photo credit:Cody Eason)
MOBILE – Dr. Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr. of Birmingham was inducted into the Alabama Tourism Hall of Fame at the Alabama Governor’s...
