Civil Rights Vets Honored at Freedom Summer’s 50th Anniversary in Mississippi
The Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th Anniversary Committee convenes the Freedom 50 Conference June 25-29 at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, to celebrate the civil and human rights accomplishments of brave activists who combated segregation...
“FOR COLORED GIRLS” Choreopoem Set for Monday June 16th
AIDS Alabama will present FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE /WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF by Ntozake Shange at the Alabama School of Fine Arts Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre on Monday, June 16,...
Non-Partisan Voter Education Forum Set for April 8
The Upsilon Eta Omega (UEO) Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Inc. connects with the Magic City Bar Association (MCBA) and the League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham (LWVGB) to host a...
Birmingham Fashion Week 2014 Returns with Five-Night Schedule
Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Fashion Week 2014 (BFW), announces its full runway schedule to be held April 19 - 26 under the tents in Pepper Place,Birmingham, AL. Premiere established and emerging fashion designers will showcase their designs over 5 night of...
Awards Ceremony Honors Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth’s Birthday
The Outcast Voters League and the Birmingham Metro Branch NAACP are hosting several events to celebrate the birthday and contributions of civil rights icon Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth March 18-22, including an awards ceremony with...
NAACP LDF Discusses Restoring the Voting Rights Act at Selma Jubilee
(Compiled from media reports) -- Attorney Ryan Haygood, Director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Political Participation Group, will hold a workshop during the Selma Jubilee weekend on the latest developments in the efforts...
50 Cities/50 Cars/50 Voters Campaign to Register One Million Voters
The 49th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee commemorating Bloody Sunday and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965 kicks off a yearlong voter registration campaign to restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which was signed into law...
Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee Set for March 6-10
The Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which commemorates the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, will take place March 6-10, 2014, in Selma, AL.
The 49th...
“Fuel Your Dreams Tour” Comes to Birmingham March 13-14
Birmingham, AL (February 17, 2014) -- The “Fuel Your Dreams Tour” (FYDT) -- an integrated racing experience offering one-of-a-kind, hands-on exposure to the racing industry -- drives into Birmingham March 13-14. The tour offers...
MLK Unity Breakfast on Jan. 20
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (January 2, 2014) - The 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, held Monday, January 20 at 7am at the Boutwell Auditorium, will feature the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama Judge...
