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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...
Some of MLK’s Most Memorable Visits to Birmingham, AL
By Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle...
Regions Honors Birmingham Attorney J. Mason Davis Jr. For Lifetime Achievement
By Candace Higginbotham
J. Mason Davis Jr. didn’t have to ask to join civic groups around Birmingham, Alabama. That’s because they usually asked him first.
“And...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ available for all...
By Caroline Gazzara-McKenzie
University of Alabama
It was 1963 and Birmingham was going through a racial revolution. Demonstrations and peaceful protests against the city’s strict segregation...
Jim Peppler’s Photos From the Civil Rights Movement Captured Black History...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Few have chronicled Alabama history the way Jim Peppler has.
The photographer was on the ground during the mid-1960s for the...
Birmingham’s historic downtown Rainbow Bridge closed to motorists
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.com
The Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Bridge or what is also known as the “Rainbow Bridge” in downtown Birmingham closed to motorists beginning...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Notable Quotes
By Hannah Hutyra
Keepinspiring.me
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans...
Penny Foundation Builds Black Businesses and Leaders in Alabama and Beyond
By Morgan Jackson
Alabama Newscenter
August is Black Philanthropy Month, a national celebration of African American and African-descent giving and community outreach. It is also a time...
The Late Shelly Millender Jr., Who Helped Desegregate Birmingham Library, Honored
By Roy L. Williams
cobpl.org
The Board of Trustees of the Birmingham Public Library presented a resolution to the family of the late Shelly Millender Jr.,...
Minority consultants key in BWWB bond sale that saves more than...
bwwb.org
The Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) last week approved the final sale of over $480 million in taxable bonds to replace higher interest rate...