Tag: Martin Luther King
Dexter Scott King, Son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,...
By AP
ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the Civil Rights legacy of his parents, the Rev....
Catherine Burks-Brooks, Birmingham Freedom Rider, dies at 83
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
“Mr. Bull” is what she called him. It’s what Catherine Burks-Brooks called Eugene (Bull) Connor on the morning of May...
Restoration and reflection at the historic A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, city leaders and other dignitaries that included U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, on Thursday cut...
Best way for Blacks to honor Dr. King: Stop killing each...
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
This is an opinion column
I don’t want to see another balloon rise toward the clouds to honor a dead child....
Realizing Dr. King’s Dream at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Belinda Hines was at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Monday, the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died
By Rebecca Santana
Associated Press
Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who was shot at and endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration...
Joseph Lowery, Civil Rights Leader and MLK Aide, Dies at 98
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Joseph E. Lowery fought to end segregation, lived to see the election of the country’s first black president...
New generation of Birmingham protesters step up
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
When protests were held in Hoover, Ala., on Tuesday evening after Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said a police officer...
Local clergy to activists: ‘Keep Dr. King in mind’
By Nathan Turner Jr. and Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Ask today’s group of mostly young activists the difference between their recent protests in the Birmingham...
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
