Tag: history
The Activist: Cory Pettway, 1,000 Black Men Deep Walk
Compiled by Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham, known as a cradle of civil rights history, today still contains numerous strong voices pushing for change locally...
Birmingham Commemorates 59th Year Since 1963 Church Bombing
The Birmingham Times
The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church will host its annual day of remembrance on the 59thcommemoration of church bombing with a special guest speaker and...
Lisa McNair Publishes “Dear Denise” to Her Sister, One of Church...
The Birmingham Times
Lisa McNair, whose sister was one of four little girls killed on Sept. 15, 1963 in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, has...
A Historic Black-Owned Barbershop with Murals Inside Discovered in Georgia
By Yenny Sanchez
CNN.com
A community revitalization group has uncovered forgotten Black barbershop and murals in an alleyway in Sparta, Georgia.
Dream Streets Sparta was removing plywood...
New retail store at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport celebrates U.S. Civil Rights...
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
Birmingham and Alabama were focal points of America’s civil rights movement. Commemorating the roles the city and state played is the...
Historic 135-year-old Homewood Church Makes Plans For Future Generations
By Nathan Watson
bhamnow.com
For 135 years, Union Missionary Baptist Church has stood unchanged in Homewood’s Rosedale Historic District. Now, the church is looking to raise $135,000 to...
Temple Beth-El to Dedicate Historical Civil Rights Marker on Sunday
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The members of Temple Beth-El, a synagogue in Birmingham’s Southside community, on Sunday, July 17 will dedicate a historical marker...
Birmingham’s Juneteenth 2022: Commemoration and Education
By Diamond Nunnally
ABC 3340 News
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) hosted a block party for Juneteenth Saturday. The museum used it as an opportunity to...
Record Number of Juneteenth Celebrations Planned Across Birmingham Metro Area
The Birmingham Times/AL.com
Juneteenth is a holiday that seems to get a little more joyous across Alabama every year, and judging from the ever-increasing number...
Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
By Christopher Rugaber
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making...
