Tag: rights
[Photos] Hundreds in downtown Birmingham protest SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade
The Birmingham Times
Hundreds gathered at Birmingham’s Linn and Kelly Ingram Parks this weekend to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn...
Tourists Spent Estimated $2.2 Billion in Jefferson County (AL) Last Year:...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Visitors spent an estimated $2.2 billion in Jefferson County (AL) in 2021, a 45 percent increase over the previous year’s...
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...
Sidney Poitier opened the door for Black Hollywood
Elise Brisco
USA TODAY
Sidney Poitier, a Hollywood trailblazer and the first Black man to win an Oscar for best actor, died Thursday. He was 94.
Among his long...
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his...
Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in Alabama
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
TROY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis was remembered Saturday — in the rural Alabama...
Is the Gay Rights Movement similar to the Civil Rights Movement?
By Eboné Parks
The Birmingham Times
Can two different struggles during two different time periods have similarities? Some believe the gay rights and civil rights movements...
City Council approves $1.2M for upgrades at BCRI; Sewell wants Civil...
By Ariel Worthy
Times staff writer
Officials in Birmingham and Washington took steps Tuesday to make improvements to the city’s Civil Rights District.
In Birmingham, the city...
Elected officials from around U.S. in Birmingham to talk of ‘damage’...
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
Some key members of Congress said they couldn’t think of a better place than Birmingham to kick off a series...
Obama: More Must Be Done to Close Pay Gap
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to showcase progress on his watch on closing the pay gap for women while keeping up...
