Tag: history
Alabama’s ‘Culture of Removal’ Takes Toll on Black Students
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | stryens-fernandes@al.com
CJ wanted to take his mom to prom. He wanted to have his parents walk him out to the mound on...
Chervis Isom, Longtime Birmingham Civic Leader, Dies at 84
By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com
Chervis Isom, the author, longtime Birmingham attorney, and mainstay of civic engagement, has died.
Isom died unexpectedly while overseas Thursday. He...
Black-Owned Hotel Razed; Was Safe Haven During Segregation
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi hotel that gave Black travelers safe lodging during segregation and once welcomed such notables as the Rev. Martin...
Historic Masonic Temple in Birmingham Receives Mellon Grant to Preserve Artifacts
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The Prince Hall Legacy Foundation of Alabama was recently awarded a $670,000 grant by the Mellon Foundation to preserve artifacts and memorabilia from the...
First Black Woman Named to lead U. of Alabama’s The Crimson...
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After serving in multiple positions at The Crimson White and as the current editor-in-chief of Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine, a Black student led magazine on the...
‘Traveling Billboard’ Unveiled; Motorcoach Honors Civil Rights in Birmingham AL
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Terry Collins still remembers hearing disc jockeys deliver coded messages urging he and other Birmingham high school classmates at the...
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...
Regions Bank honors Alabama Judge Vanzetta McPherson for Lifetime of Service
By Candace Higginbotham
doingmoretoday.com
Growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, Judge Vanzetta Penn McPherson was reared in a household that valued education. Her parents were educators, and she...
Birmingham Business Group Announces Plans to Keep Young Professionals in the...
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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...
