Tag: University of Alabama
Dr. Kenya L. Goodson: Alabama’s History-Making Environmentalist
By Sym Posey
For The Birmingham Times
As the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Alabama...
Nathan Turner Jr., on Being U of Alabama’s First Black Undergrad...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
As thousands of journalists gather in Birmingham for the 2023 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career...
“We must recognize the Black Press are needed now more than...
-George Daniels, associate professor of journalism at the University of Alabama, discussing the National Association of Black Journalists conference taking place in Birmingham; www.birminghamtimes.com,...
First Black Woman Named to lead U. of Alabama’s The Crimson...
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After serving in multiple positions at The Crimson White and as the current editor-in-chief of Nineteen Fifty-Six Magazine, a Black student led magazine on the...
Birmingham’s LeNá Powe McDonald Joins Southeastern Conference (SEC) Staff
www.secsports.com
LeNá Powe McDonald, of Birmingham, has been named Associate Commissioner for Academic Relations for the Southeastern Conference, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Friday.
"We...
Parker High School’s Wendell Hudson on Being First Black Hoops Player...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
Alabama NewsCenter
Old friends sat and talked after lunch recently as a room full of basketball fans hung on every word.
Wendell Hudson...
Titusville Home to Odessa Woolfolk, Condoleezza Rice and Other Notables
The Birmingham Times
Titusville, a neighborhood nestled between the University of Alabama (UAB) to the east and Elmwood Cemetery to the west, launched the careers...
These Tour Stops On University of Alabama’s Campus Tell of Dark...
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From the construction of the initial buildings to the destruction of the campus on April 4, 1865 when Union troops descended on Tuscaloosa, enslaved...
Dr. Archie Wade, UA’s First Black Faculty Member, Gets Building Renamed...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Due to his love of sports, Archie Wade, Ed.D., retired University of Alabama (UA) professor, is often referred to as...
Professor Hilary Green Sheds Light on UA’s Dark Racial History
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Curiosity is what fuels Hilary Green, Ph.D., and that has a lot to do with how she was raised and...
