As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ ...
Hundreds of peaceful protestors were crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago today when they were met by a wall of police. Protesters were tear gassed and beaten.
In July of 2024, Gas South named the Creative Academy as one of the winners to receive a $100,000 grant to “amplify and ...
A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club released a reprint of Gaston’s autobiography ‘Green Power’ this month, continuing the legacy of a pillar of the Birmingham community.
It was led by the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who died in 2011 and was known for fighting against segregation in his city. The funding will be used to help expand programming to feature augmented ...
In the late '50s, civil rights leader the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth felt the Birmingham campaign needed a boost. So, he added music to the movement. The choir he created then still lifts their ...
In honor of Women’s History Month, Historic Dorchester Academy will rededicate the Boys’ Dormitory as “Elizabeth B. Moore ...
Walker, Fred Shuttlesworth and Ralph David Abernathy. Today, we look at some our best profiles. Cecil Williams was just thirsty. And in 1956 in rural South Carolina, being thirsty could get you ...
Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...