Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Doug Jones, sworn-in as a United States Senate 12 days ago, returned home today to deliver the keynote address at...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times During the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, children learned as many lessons outside the classroom as they did inside, remembered...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times Jeff Drew is a descendant of Civil Rights royalty. He is the son of John and Addine “Deenie” Drew. His...

By Shannon Thomason UAB News Celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a tribute concert featuring five-time Grammy winners Blind Boys of...

By Nick Patterson For The Birmingham Times On a bright sunny day on a stage with a gigantic American flag as a backdrop, Randall Woodfin took...

By Ariel Worthy The Birmingham Times A Civil War monument in Birmingham’s Linn Park has been shrouded from view while the city's law department examines ways...

Times staff report The AT&T Alabama African-American History Calendar has been highlighting the achievements of the state’s best and brightest since 2011. It highlights the...

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times Hundreds of early-risers shared breakfast and historic reflections Monday morning during the 31st Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Special to The Times On April, 2, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker met at...

Letter From Birmingham Jail has been called a jewel of American literature. Clayborne Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at...