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International Conference in Birmingham Promotes ‘Blueprint for Peace’
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham civic leaders joined with their international counterparts Friday morning to kick off the 2023 International Peace Conference (IPC) at...
Complete 2023 International Peace Conference May 5-6 Schedule
Various sessions and keynote addresses that focus on the peace conference pillars: #1 Individual Peace, #2 Peace at Homes and in Families, #3 Peace...
NASA Names First Black, First Woman Astronauts for Artemis II Lunar...
By Steve Gorman
Reuters
NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them...
Colin Powell remembered as a model for future generations
By Robert Burns and Matthew Lee
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble beginnings to become the first...
The World Games 2022 now accepting volunteers for ‘once in a...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
With The World Games 2022 (TWG) next year and 3,600 athletes from around the world in Birmingham from July 7...
Mary Kate Bush: The Birmingham Native Who Worked For U.S. Presidents
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
Mary Kate Bush‘s career is remarkable by any measure. She has worked for three U.S. presidents. She was among the first...
From Birmingham to International Banking, Mary Kate Bush Reflects
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
“The young people of today are going to determine what happens with this country and what happens globally,” Mary Kate Bush...
Overcoming the Challenges of an Interracial Marriage
www.jw.org
Growing up in the Bronx, New York, Lillian Brooks was surrounded by individuals of different races, so it wasn’t unusual for her to be...
Angela Davis met with support, standing ovation at Boutwell
Times staff report
During a sold out appearance at the Boutwell Auditorium Saturday night in downtown Birmingham, Civil Rights activist, Angela Davis said she never...
“Canada’s Rosa Parks” becomes first Canadian woman on banknote
Associated Press
GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) - A black woman often described as Canada’s Rosa Parks for her 1946 decision to sit in a whites-only section...