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Birmingham black women's clubs open historic door Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ 8:02AMSemper Fidelis Club donates records to Birmingham Public Library.
City Week Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 4:17PMAn Evening With Spike Lee; Book-signing by B.J. Kurtz; "Art Fights" Art Show and MMA Demo; R. Carlos Nakai headlines benefit for KARE Family Center by Anna Mirocha Through Spike's Lens An Evening With Spike Lee 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 UA Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341; www.uapresents.org For more than 20 years, filmmaker Spike Lee has redefined ...
Nina Simone home at last Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 5:27AMBy DUDLEY BROWN NYT Regional Media Group Nina Simone came home. The legendary singer was not only recognized with a life-size bronze statue in her hometown Sunday, but part of her actually came home. An 8-foot statue of Simone sitting at a piano was unveiled in Tryon Sunday afternoon on what would have been her 77th birthday.
Singer Nina Simone honored today in NC hometown Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:53PMTRYON, N.C. -- Nina Simone is coming home.
In Honor of MLK Day: Nina Simone Sings "Mississippi Goddam" Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 3:31PMNot so much a palate cleanser we suppose, but here's a protest song from 1964 by the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone. The song was written in response to the murder of Medgar Evers, and the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in which four schoolchildren were killed. She performed the song live at the end of one of the Selma to Montgomery marches in which she and several famous black ...
Top Stories of 2009: Pair Awaiting Trial For Plot on School Sunday, December 27, 2009 @ 11:40PMWEIRTON - This spring, as their classmates prepare to receive diplomas and toss their graduation caps into the air, two Weir High School seniors likely will be awaiting trial for their roles in an alleged plot to bomb the school.
Judge Orders Mail Account Shut Down Because Of Bank Mistake Monday, September 28, 2009 @ 9:46PMImagine some idiot in a bank sends you a mail by mistake, thinking you are someone else. Now imagine that the bank idiots sue to reveal your identity, Google refuses, and a judge orders to shutdown your account. So logical! (more…)
Judge Orders Mail Account Shut Down Because of Idiotic Bank Mistake [Gmail] Monday, September 28, 2009 @ 6:39PMImagine some idiot in a bank sends you a mail by mistake, thinking you are someone else. Now imagine that the bank idiots sue to reveal your identity, Google refuses, and a judge orders to shutdown...
The racism card Saturday, September 19, 2009 @ 6:34PMWhen Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, some suggested that race played a fact ...
Paranoid hoarders get new life from Doctorow Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 2:25AMHomer and Langley Collyer became famous in 1947, when they were found dead in their Harlem mansion. They weren't easy to extract: The hall was choked with gargantuan piles of junk and old newspapers.
Two brothers sow their ruination Sunday, September 6, 2009 @ 2:54AMHomer and Langley Collyer became famous in 1947, when they were found dead in their Harlem mansion.
Doctorow’s Hoarding Collyer Brothers Meet ‘60s Flower Power Thursday, August 27, 2009 @ 7:38PMAug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Homer and Langley Collyer became famous in 1947, when they were found dead in their Harlem mansion. They weren’t easy to extract: The entrance hall was choked with gargantuan piles of junk and old newspapers.
Gunman kills 9, then himself Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 7:06PM UPDATE 1.00pm A GUNMAN killed nine people on a shooting rampage in Alabama before turning the gun on himself.
Man kills mum in gun rampage Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 7:06PM UPDATE 3.30pm: A GUNMAN who killed at least 10 people in Alabama began his murder spree by burning down his mother's house.
Traveling exhibit honors African-American achievement Wednesday, February 11, 2009 @ 3:54PM"From Freedom's Shadow: African Americans at the United States Capitol" couldn't be better for the Madison area. A traveling exhibit created by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society depicts the journey of African-Americans from slavery to freedom and political representation in Washington.
Remembering four little girls who wouldn’t live to witness dream Saturday, January 24, 2009 @ 9:08PMMembers of the Tuskegee Airmen were invited to President Obama’s inauguration Tuesday. So were members of the Little Rock Nine, the brave students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957.
Cradle Of Civil Rights Reflects On Obama's Rise Tuesday, January 20, 2009 @ 2:09PMFrom Dr. King's famous "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" to the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham has long been one of the centers of the Civil Rights Movement. Tanya Ott — news director of WGHM in Birmingham, Ala. — shares with Tony Cox her reaction to today's inauguration ceremony.
Coloradans offering helping hands to causes Tuesday, January 20, 2009 @ 1:06AMColoradans celebrate by offering helping hands to causes
Walking through history Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 11:16PMFor 23 years, Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in Sylacauga has led a youth retreat to cities of significance to the Civil Rights Movement. The venues included places like Memphis, Tenn., Atlanta and Montgomery — everywhere but Selma.
The Obama Issue: The Poetry Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 6:05PMSouthern Arizonans express themselves regarding the inauguration of the 44th president
Readers share their memories of fateful day Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 12:00AMWhere were you on Dec. 7, 1941?
Readers share memories of fateful day Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 12:00AMWhere were you on Dec. 7, 1941?
Abraham Woods; civil rights pioneer; 80 Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 5:01AMThe Rev. Abraham L. Woods Jr., a civil rights campaigner who in the days of crowd-throttling fire-hosings and snarling police dogs led the first lunch-counter sit-ins in Birmingham, Ala., and three decades later played a pivotal role confronting racial discrimination by country clubs, died Nov. 7 in Birmingham, his hometown. He was 80.
McCain “sowing seeds of hatred” Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 2:14PMWASHINGTON: U.S. Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and veteran of the civil rights movement, has said the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Governor ...
Rep. Lewis: McCain Sowing Seeds Of Hatred Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 6:12AMRep. John Lewis, a veteran of the civil rights movement, says the negative tone of the Republican presidential campaign reminds him of the hateful atmosphere that segregationist Gov. George Wallace fostered in Alabama in the 1960s.
McCain defending campaign Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 2:03AMRep.
McCain sowing seeds of hatred, says US Congressman Saturday, October 11, 2008 @ 9:58PMJohn Lewis has said McCain and Sarah Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division, and there is no need for this hostility in our political discourse.
Posted Sept. 16, 2008 – The bells of the 16th Street Baptist Church tolled four times Monday, marking one of the most ... Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 10:10AM– The bells of the 16th Street Baptist Church tolled four times Monday, marking one of the most horrific crimes in U.S. history – a bombing that snatched the lives of four little Black girls 45 years ago.
45 Years Later: The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 6:11PM45 years later, the memories are strong. It was a devastating bombing that sparked a movement towards change. To this very day, the murders of the 4 young Black girls haunt Eloise Gaffney, and with good reason. She was friends with Carole Robertson and Cynthia Wesley, two of the four girls who were murdered.
NAACP acknowledges anniversary of terrible crime Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ 5:55PMToday people came together to pray at Saint Philip Monumental AME Church and remembered the young victims who died in 1963.
The Condi Fallacy Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 5:00AM She radiates competence. She had a great life story. So why is she such a disappointing secretary of state? ...