Tag: recent stories
Mayor Bell to request Presidential Executive Order to create civil rights...
Times staff report
Birmingham Mayor William Bell will next week request a Presidential Executive Order to designate the AG Gaston Freedom Center and the Civil...
Families outraged that convicted church bomber could be paroled
By Reginald Greene
Special to The Times
I remember so vividly that day back in 2001 when the decision was handed down in Jefferson County Circuit Court,...
Faith leaders at BCRI discuss ways to reduce racial tension
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
With everyone voicing opinions about racial tension in the United States a group of diverse faith leaders were invited to...
Birmingham Community Service Officer Heather Campbell offers plenty of compassion, courtesy
By Karim Shamsi-Basha
Alabama NewsCenter
Twenty-year-old Tony Harris walked into the Shell station on Third Avenue West in Ensley looking defeated, sweat dripping from his chin....
Camp promotes peace, takes look at Civil Rights
Photos by Stephonia Taylor Mclinn
The second annual Civil Rights Youth Day Camp was held in Birmingham last week with the theme “Non-Violent Approach to...
Community president defies heat, creates pop-up boutique for neighbors
By Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
A burgundy sports coat, covered with images of stylized elephants, stood out among the slacks and...
Tamara Harris Johnson: ‘Daughter of the Segregated South’ and Advocate for...
By Ebone’ Parks
The Birmingham Times
Tamara Harris Johnson considers herself a ‘daughter of the segregated South’ because of her family’s rich history and involvement during...
Children’s choir gets chance to shine during Gospel Music Workshop
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) conference in Birmingham has drawn thousands of visitors to the Magic City and...
UAB students given $525K to manage. Here’s how they’re doing.
By Jared Downing
Special to The Times
Most business schools want their finance students to gain real-world experience. Not many give them half a million to...
75 Years After the Tuskegee Airmen First Took Flight, Some Minority...
Special to The Times
TUSKEGEE – With statistics showing that less than 2 percent of all commercial and military pilots are African American, Legacy Flight...