City’s Empowerment Week Looks 50 Years Forward
The City of Birmingham honored the past, yet looked 50 Years Forward in official events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Movement.
The week kicked off on Sept. 11 with a...
Honoring the Extraordinary Ordinary People Who Changed the World in 1963
Throughout 2013, the Metro Birmingham Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other grassroots organizations honored the people, the churches and the organizations that played crucial roles...
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...
