Tag: culture
Fantastic Food and Fun: A World Games Restaurant Guide – Part...
By Alicia Anger
doingmoretoday.com
Welcome to Alabama – home of the Magic City known as Birmingham!
There’s something you should know about Regions Bank’s headquarters city. We’re...
Photo Essay: How June Became Birmingham’s Most Festive Month of Year,...
The Birmingham Times
From Vulcan’s 118th birthday atop Red Mountain to the Juneteenth celebration at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in downtown, June has been...
How 50 Years of ‘Soul Train’ Helped Shape Black America
By Autumn Arnett
www.diverseeducation.com
Fifty years ago, the iconic "Soul Train" pulled into viewers’ homes via a nationally syndicated television program that would forever cement its...
Dr. Archie Wade, UA’s First Black Faculty Member, Gets Building Renamed...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Due to his love of sports, Archie Wade, Ed.D., retired University of Alabama (UA) professor, is often referred to as...
Professor Hilary Green Sheds Light on UA’s Dark Racial History
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Curiosity is what fuels Hilary Green, Ph.D., and that has a lot to do with how she was raised and...
Stops Along University of Alabama’s Hallowed Grounds Tour
ua.edu
From the construction of the initial buildings to the destruction of the campus on April 4, 1865 when Union troops descended on Tuscaloosa, enslaved...
‘SoulSistah’ Tamica Banks Celebrates Culture with Africa-Inspired Business
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Centered around “community, culture, and sisterhood,” SoulSistah3.0 is an “Africa-inspired business” that not only offers a variety of stylish earrings—wood-burned,...
Historic Fourth Ave. Business District Key Part of Birmingham’s 150-year History
By Michael Sznajderman
Alabama Newscenter
As Birmingham residents pause to reflect during this 150th year since the city’s founding, there’s been no halt to the evolution of...
¡HICA! lifts Latino families in and around Birmingham
By Alabama Power Foundation
¡HICA! is lifting Latino families in and around Birmingham, helping them make the metro area their home by arming them with...
When will Birmingham Arts and Cultural Centers Reopen?
www.birminghamal.gov
The City of Birmingham’s art, cultural and sporting facilities, which have been closed since March because of COVID-19, have reopened or will reopen soon....