“Crowns: The Play” Set April 19-21 at Miles College
The Alabama Gospel Center and Miles College are proud to partner in presenting "Crowns, A Gospel Play by Regina Taylor" based on the award winning book by Michael Cunningham and performed by the...
Dr. King Civil Rights Cohort Launches Next Movement
Dr. Virgil A. Wood, a co-laboring minister with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for 10 years during the Civil Rights Movement, arrives in Birmingham April 12-13 to launch a renewed campaign to complete...
WhereToGo411, Civil Rights Vet Set to Host Historic Summit
Leaders from Alabama’s religious and business communities join forces in an historic Birmingham summit to devise creative solutions for reviving urban communities.
The event will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13,...
Churches Give 21st Century Answer to King’s “Letter”
A national church group comes to Birmingham on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the writing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” to confront ongoing racism.
In a...
First State of the Male Youth Summit Set April 19
Growing Kings Inc., a non-profit that focuses on mentoring at-risk male students, is hosting a summit feauring renowned educator Dr. Steve Perry.
With the overwhelming surge of violent crimes during the month of March,...
Mayor Declares Harry Belafonte Week April 8-13, 2013
The Southern Christian Leadership (SCL) Foundation unveils events in Birmingham honoring Harry Belafonte as part the city's year-long 50 Years Forward Celebration of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement.
The actor/activist raised thousands of dollars...
Angela Davis Speaks at NAACP 2013 Women’s History Celebration
Professor Angela Y. Davis, renowned activist and Birmingham native, is the keynote speaker of the Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP's 10th Annual Women History Celebration, one of the commemorative events honoring the 50th Anniversary...
2013 Birthday Celebration for Iconic Rev. Shuttlesworth On Monday
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA – A daylong birthday celebration commemorating the many contributions of civil rights icon the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth has been set by three leading civil rights organizations on March 18, which would...
NAACP Hosts Economic Empowerment Conference Feb. 23
As part of the continuting commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, the Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP will host its Economic Empowerment and Advancement Summit on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
The event...
Cultural Alliance Hosts Step Forward 2013 Leadership Summit
The Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham is looking for 50 good men and women who want to help the people they serve both honor the past and move 50 years forward to a...
