Tag: speech
Birmingham Commemorates MLK Day With Speeches, Service
By Nicole S. Daniel and Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham area leaders and residents gathered Monday in The Boutwell Auditorium for the 37th Annual Unity...
Ariana DeBose Makes History as First Openly Queer Actor of Color...
By Tre'Vaughn Howard
CBS News
Actress Ariana DeBose made history Sunday as the first Afro Latina and openly queer actor of color to take home an...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s Exclusive Talk With the Black Press of...
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Vice President Kamala Harris provided a message of hope while striking an encouraging tone during an exclusive...
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...
Killer Mike’s MLK Day message to Birmingham: Always be organizing
By Dennis Pillion | dpillion@al.com
Michael “Killer Mike” Render has become a powerful nationwide voice in the Black community on issues of race, police brutality, economics...
Alpha Phi Alpha members speak on the legacy of Brother MLK,...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Birmingham and across the nation on Monday, January 17 was...
Obama to deliver first post-presidency speech in Chicago
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is set to hold the first public event of his post-presidential life in the place where...
Hillary Clinton gives optimistic view of America during acceptance speech
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
In Hillary Clinton's speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, she used Republicans' most favorite president against them. " taken...
Jesse Williams moves BET Awards crowd with passionate speech
By SANDY COHEN
Associated Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeRIUPlxlv4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Jesse Williams brought the energy of a civil rights rally to the BET Awards Sunday night...