Tag: Terri Sewell
Rep. Sewell’s Voting Rights Bill Passes the House
The Birmingham Times
The House of Representatives last week passed a bill, introduced by U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), meant to restore the Voting Rights...
Sen. Jones and Rep. Sewell: Expand Medicaid to Save Our Rural...
By Sen. Doug Jones and Rep. Terri Sewell
In the past eight years, 13 Alabama hospitals -- seven of which have been in rural areas...
Birmingham students get seat at political roundtable in D.C.
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Two Birmingham High School students now have a seat at the political roundtable.
Kamil Goodman, a junior at A.H. Parker High...
Congressional leaders in Birmingham for Civil Rights Pilgrimage
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Many of Alabama’s political leaders, locally and nationally, gathered Friday in Birmingham for the 26th annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage....
Meet 19 African-American women running for elected office this year in...
Times Staff Report
At least 19 African-American women are seeking elected office in Jefferson County in 2018. Here is a glimpse at candidates likely to...
Doug Jones sworn-in, hires Democrats’ only black chief of staff in...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Doug Jones on Wednesday was sworn-in as the Junior Senator from Alabama. The ceremony was held on the floor of...
Photo Gallery: 2017 Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards
Times Staff Report
Photos by Stephonia Taylor McLinn
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) on Saturday hosted its combined 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award...
Rabbi Jonathan Miller’s special bond with the Birmingham community
Times Staff Report
Rabbi Jonathan Miller thought he was only going to stay in Birmingham about five years when he moved to the city to...
Violence in Charlottesville: What Birmingham Mayor William Bell, Rep. Terri Sewell...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local political and civil rights leaders and members of Congress said they are disturbed by the violence that ensued during...
Coach Andrew A. Sewell, father of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, dies...
Times staff report
Andrew Anthony Sewell, father of U.S. Rep Terri Sewell, known affectionately as “Coach Sewell”, died on April 8, 2017. He was 82.
“My...
