Tag: history
Dora Marrisette Leads the Search for Birmingham’s Oldest African American Genealogy...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
The third Saturday of every month is special for Dora Marrisette, President of The Birmingham African American Genealogy Group...
FBI Director Christopher Wray in Birmingham for Civil Rights Conference
fbi.gov
FBI Director Christopher Wray summoned the words of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech Monday in Birmingham, Alabama encouraging...
Historic Golden Flake Facility To Take on New Life Through Retail,...
Alabama NewsCenter
An iconic Alabama brand may no longer be locally owned, but the place where countless Golden Flake potato chips were once cooked up...
Pete Buttigieg in Birmingham’s Historic Black Business District to Highlight Infrastructure...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate a $14.5 million federal grant to turn Fourth...
Titusville Library to Host A. Faye Boykin’s Portrayal of Harriet Tubman...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Titusville Branch Library will present A. Faye Boykin’s renowned portrayal of...
Women’s History: Dr. Valerie LaVerne Thomas: Renowned Scientist, Physicist, and Inventor
As we continue our series this month spotlighting notable African American women who have helped change and shape the landscape of our country, as...
Birmingham Awarded $14.5M to Redesign Historic 4th Ave. Black Business District
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Monday announced that the City of Birmingham has been awarded $14,556,040 from the U.S. Department of...
Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poets Laureate, Ashley M. Jones and...
By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times
It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in...
The Black Cherry Tree Project to Host 2nd Annual Art Exhibition...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When a diverse group of creative minds gathered this spring in various locations throughout the Birmingham metro area to highlight...
Thanksgiving Traditions and History
Catherine Boeckmann
www.almanac.com
The United States celebrates Thanksgiving as a national holiday on the fourth Thursday in November. In 2023, Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, November 23.
Thanksgiving has...
