Tag: Martin Luther King Jr.
2021 MLK Unity Breakfast Virtual, Just as Impactful
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast may have been virtual due to the global COVID-19...
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...
Why MLK chose Birmingham (Ala.) as focus for his campaign
history.howstuffworks.com
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. chose Birmingham, Alabama, as a new place of focus for his campaign. The city was notorious for its...
Listing of MLK Day 2021 Events in Birmingham
birminghamal.gov
In an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, several annual MLK events will go virtual for 2021. Here’s a look at virtual and in-person...
Rev. C.T. Vivian, key civil rights leader, has died at 95
By Desiree Seals and Michael Warren
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King...
Wormsby: On this day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died for...
By Hollis Wormsby, Jr.
On April 4, 1968, black America was stunned by the news that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated in...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
April 4 marks the 51st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We asked Birmingham-area residents, What qualities...
Sen. Doug Jones addresses MLK Unity breakfast, talks of equality and...
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...
Valuable lessons from King-led marches from an eyewitness
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...
Jeff Drew, Who Marched in Protests as child, on what MLK...
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...