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Civil Rights Movement Timeline From 1960 to 1964

This civil rights movement timeline chronicles important dates during the struggles second chapter, the early 1960s. While the fight for racial equality began in the 1950s, the non-violent techniques the movement embraced began to pay off during the following decade. Civil rights activists and

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More funding for police department, not less, says Birmingham (Ala.) chief

Defunding the police department is a not good idea and could cost lives, said Birmingham Police Department (BPD) Chief Patrick D. Smith in an interview on

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Protesters Fell Confederate Monument In D.C., Provoking Trump's Fury

Another Confederate monument has fallen — this time in a city where such memorials were understandably rare to begin with: the

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Source: Stories About Black History

Word on the Street

Emily Yancey: “I hope that it opens the eyes of a lot of white Americans to what people of color face every day and begin to see what reality is like for individuals who have to deal with a society that was built on white supremacy . . . and that we can stop police violence and start investing more

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Source: The Birmingham Times

KKK Threatens Birmingham Government Officials, Where is the News Coverage? | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect

Starting with the loss of a legendary athlete, Kobe Bryant, to a pandemic that put the entire world in a panic state, to the passing of George Floyd which has sparked police brutality protests both nationally and internationally, and it seems as though the news is on top of

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Governing Through Crisis Not New in Jefferson County

The way of life may have changed for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but constituent services haven’t, say members of the Jefferson County

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Wearing black ribbons Birmingham City Councilors honor George Floyd

Wearing black ribbons, Birmingham City Councilors on Tuesday passed a resolution of support for George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by police last week that has led to several protests and civil unrest across the nation as well as in

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Word on The Street

A lot of my family and friends text me, call [and] I try to call and text them twice a week to check on them and make sure they are

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Source: The Birmingham Times

White flight

White flight is a term that originated in the United States, starting in the 1950s and 1960s, and applied to the large-scale migration of people of various European ancestries from racially mixed urban regions to more racially homogeneous suburban or exurban regions. The term has more recently been

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Jeffco Health Dept. keeps entertainment venues, museums closed through June 6

Citing the recent increase in patients hospitalized in Jefferson County with COVID-19, Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson issued an order Friday that will keep entertainment venues closed until June

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Birmingham dismantles Confederate monument that stood for 115 years

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said the city faces a fine for violating a state law that bans the removal of Confederate and other long-standing

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Source: Greene County Democrat | Serving Greene County Like No Other Newspaper

Davis, Artur (1967- )

Former Alabama Congressman Artur Genestre Davis was born on October 9, 1967 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was raised by his mother and grandmotehr and graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery in 1986. He received his degree Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1990 and Cum Laude

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Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to

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Source: BlackHistory.com

Lankford Joins Bipartisan Reading of King’s Letter

Reading Held of King’s Birmingham Jail Letter

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Source: The Black Chronicle

FAMU switches athletic conference; joins SWAC –

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees has approved the university’s move to join the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), beginning with the 2021-22 academic

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Source: Florida Courier

Important Cities in African-American History

African Americans have contributed tremendously to the culture of the United States. First brought to America hundreds of years ago to work as slaves, blacks won their freedom after the 19th century Civil War. However, many blacks remained very poor and moved throughout the country seeking better

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Encore Performance for Marc Raby, Birmingham Playwright

Creatives and artists have been suffering, as well, and Marc Raby, director of the Encore Theatre and Gallery in East Birmingham, has spent the past month helping the best way he knows

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Armatrading, Joan (1950-- )

Singer and songwriter Joan Armatrading, best known for her influential and eclectic music styles, ranging from soul, pop, and even reggae, was born on December 9, 1950 in Basseterre in Saint Kitts and Nevis. She lived there for seven years until her and her family relocated to

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America Has Tried And Failed To Explain Its Racism To The World | HuffPost

Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George Floyd, the latest casualty of the systemic violence against Black residents of the

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Birmingham Street Will Not Be Renamed Black Lives Matter Blvd.

The Birmingham City Council will not consider a resolution that seeks to rename a portion of Sixteenth Street North to Black Lives Matter

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Birmingham legal dept. cracks down on owners of blighted property

The City of Birmingham Attorney’s Office is using civil court to hold landowners accountable for getting rid of crime and blight associated with nuisance

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Source: The Birmingham Times

How Britain’s Musical Youth of ‘Pass The Dutchie’ song fame fizzled in 3 years after a global shine

Musical Youth, the child novelty act, had the good fortune of finding fame in England and America on the back of their smash hit “Pass The

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Davis, Angela Yvonne

Davis, Angela Yvonne, 1944–, African-American political activist, b. Birmingham, Ala. She taught philosophy (1969–70) at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles, until she was finally denied reappointment because of her membership in the Communist party and her advocacy of radical black causes. In

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Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Negro Baseball League Timeline

The Negro Baseball Leagues were professional leagues in the United States for players of African descent. At its height of popularity--from 1920 through World War II--Negro Baseball Leagues were an integral part of African-American life and culture during the Jim Crow

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Sextuplets Who Once Appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show Just Graduated From High School

Nationwide — The Harris family sextuplets from Alabama, who are known for being the first surviving set of Black sextuplets in the U.S., are once again making international

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H. J. Russell & Company Promotes Claudette Hanks to Diversity Manager for Construction and Program Management

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Birmingham projects $75M loss in revenue; mayor cites COVID-19

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the city of Birmingham is projected to have a $75 million revenue shortfall and may have to suspend merit pay for city employees, Mayor Randall Woodfin announced on

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Volunteers on Importance of the Black Lives Matter Street Mural

City workers and volunteers throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area, both white and black, and some from as far away as Chicago, donned paint rollers and filled in letters outlined on First Avenue South between 16th and 17th streets near Railroad Park.Volunteers from all over came together to

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Source: The Birmingham Times

The True Plight of African-Americans.

Some of the most dangerous big cities are: St. Louis, Detroit, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, Newark, Buffalo and

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