Tag: civil rights
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...
Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting As Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’
Times staff report
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and the Rev Dr. Liz Theoharis will co-lead a Moral Revival mass meeting in Birmingham...
‘Community Conversations’ Continue this week at The Ballard House
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
The Ballard House Project will continue its “GATHER for Community Conversations” this week with a forum on Hip Hop and...
Alabama State Couple on Marriage: ‘It’s not all about you. It’s...
By Chanda Temple
Special to The Birmingham Times
In honor of the Magic City Classic showdown between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University, this week’s...
NAACP names Derrick Johnson as new president, seeking to have more...
By Jesse J. Holland
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP turned to an insider Saturday to help bring the nation’s oldest civil rights organization...
A ‘civil rights camp’ teaches kids a history they’re not learning...
By Avis Thomas-Lester
The Hechinger ReportTrevion Williams (left) and Jashun Griffith (right), both 13, students at Crystal Springs Middle School in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, chat at...
The Little Rock Nine: Remembering How They Overcame
By Sarafina Wright
Washington Informer/New America Media
The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed out the celebration of its one-year anniversary with...
University of Alabama historic marker honors civil rights hero
By Jamon Smith
Alabama NewsCenter
A giant in civil rights history was recognized Friday with the unveiling of the Autherine Lucy Foster Historic Marker at a...
‘Let’s Talk Race’ session draws diverse crowd to Vestavia Hills church
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Ron Higey had his plans laid out. The pastor of Birmingham International Church in Vestavia Hills...
In New Book ,‘Fifth Little Girl’ Describes First Hand Account of...
By Sarah Collins Rudolph
This is the opening chapter of “The 5th Little Girl: Soul Survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (The Sarah...