Tag: peace
Meet the Woodlawn High School Grad Building Peace in Birmingham
By Callie Puryear
bhamnow.com
Over 150 local high school students spent time in an award-winning program that equips students to build peace in their communities, countries...
Kim Richardson Uses Yoga to Promote Peace in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When she began practicing yoga about 10 years ago, it was a very "lonely experience," Kim Richardson said.
She picked up...
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...
“As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Children’s March in...
-The Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, who will serve as keynote speaker for the 2023 International Peace Conference in Birmingham in May
Birmingham Hosts its First Training Camp for Activists, Organizers and Peacemakers
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Onoyemi Williams, Deputy Director of Faith in Action Alabama’s Birmingham chapter, on Tuesday stood before nearly 50 attendees gathered...
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond Faces Spike in Homicides: ‘We’re Destroying...
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series ”Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide...
Students, Silent No More, Urge Change At Birmingham Unity Rally
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Nine-year-old Kaylen Crusoe was born in Birmingham but now lives in Fort Worth, TX. On Sunday, the rising fifth-grader...
These groups received $107K from city to help with violence reduction
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
TeAndria Ellis remembers when her brother was killed seven years ago at the age of 22. The teens who killed...
Citizen-led coalition uncovers history of lynching in Jeffco
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local activist and community organizer T. Marie King noticed a familiar name among the victims of racial terror when she...
At age 69, Sanovia Muhammad climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and hasn’t slowed...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Sanovia Muhammad turned 69 years old in October. To celebrate, she spent eight days climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
“The last...