Tag: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
BCRI Celebrates 25 Years of Education, Dialogue and History
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
The dignified domed building on 16th Street North in downtown Birmingham looks as though it was always meant to...
Andrea Taylor, president and CEO, on Institute’s Role in Increasingly Complex...
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
It’s been two years since Andrea Taylor joined the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) as president and CEO. During...
Former Mayor Richard Arrington Reflects on Birth of BCRI
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
Richard Arrington Jr., Birmingham’s first elected African-American mayor, doesn’t take credit for establishing the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI),...
Odessa Woolfolk nurtured museum from idea to respected Institute
By Anita Debro
For the Birmingham Times
When Odessa Woolfolk walks into the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI), it is almost like she is walking into...
These are the Community Members who helped grow Birmingham Civil Rights...
Members of the Task Force named by Mayor Richard Arrington in 1986 to plan for establishment of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute:
Odessa Woolfolk (Chairperson)
Frank...
FBI, Civil Rights Institute to host conference in Birmingham on hate...
BCRI.org
Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be the keynote speaker for the opening session of the 2017 annual Conference on Civil Rights and Law...
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...
Legendary activist Harry Belafonte to receive BCRI’s top award
Special to the Times
In honor of its 25th Anniversary, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) has announced three recipients of the 2017 Fred L....
Area Students Complete BCRI program detailing city’s role in US history
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Twenty students from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s Legacy Youth Leadership Program (LYLP) graduated Sunday as docents and interns. The...
¡NUEVOlution!: Latinos in the New South exhibition opens at BCRI
Special to The Times
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) officially opened a major travelling exhibition, ¡NUEVOlution! Latinos in the...