Los Angeles Celebrates Birmingham’s 50th with Gospel Concert
A Los Angeles woman with ties to Birmingham returns with singers, dancers and other artists in a FREE gospel concert this Sunday to commemorate the city's historic role in the civil rights movement...
City’s First Black Police Officer Book Signing on Nov. 25
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA  (November 21, 2013) – On Monday, Nov. 25 at the Birmingham Public Library, Leroy Stover will share his experiences on the BPD, infamously known for harassing and intimidating African American...
Fifth Cooper Green Forum Calls for Healthcare Authority Now
(Birmingham, AL October 22, 2013) – A coalition of community partners is asking the Jefferson County Commission to turn indigent care over to healthcare professionals to help patients caught in the fallout from...
Million Man March Anniversary Comes to Tuskegee This Weekend
The Nation of Islam and the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will convene its Holy Day of Atonement in commemoration of the 18th Anniversary of the Million Man March Oct. 18-20 in Tuskegee, AL.
The...
Tuskegee Mayor Welcomes Million Man March to Set New Agenda
As the nation winds down its commemoration of landmark civil rights events from 1963, the Mayor of Tuskegee is working to set a forward-looking agenda that includes family values, healthcare, voting rights, sustainable...
Special Services at Guiding Light Honors 16th Street Church Bombing Survivors
The pastor of Guiding Light Church is hosting several events during Empowerment Week to honor those not kiled in the Sixteenth Street Church bombing 50 years ago this Sunday because he and other...
Four Little Girls Play Performed on Stages at Alys Stephens, Nationwide
A staged reading of the play, Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963, by Christina M. Ham, will be performed on stages in Birmingham and across the nation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the...
Four Little Girls Play Performed on Stages at Alys Stephens, Nationwide
A staged reading of the play, Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963, by Christina M. Ham, will be performed on stages in Birmingham and across the nation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the...
Four Little Girls Scholarship Hosts Fundraiser Sept 15 at BCRI
(Birmingham, AL) -- The 4 Little Girls Memorial Fund, which has provided college scholarships for three decades in memory of the four young girls killed in the heinous bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist...
Bill Cosby Hosts Empowerment Week Summit for Civil Rights 50th Anniversary
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Bill Cosby, chair of Birmingham's 50th Anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement Committtee will host his own summit with education and business leaders Saturday, Sept. 14, as part...
