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At the end of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech on the steps of the Alabama state ...
From pig ears to "white sauce" to the legendary ribs that fed the civil rights movement, Alabama has a diverse and tangy ...
For the past seven years, the Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium has traveled around Alabama, sharing lesser-known stories of the civil rights movement.
Ja'Kobe Bibbs, a political science major at the University of Alabama, shares how systemic inequities shape his life as a ...
Jaron Chambers is thrilled to see his three young daughters learn about the civil rights movement — including Dr. Martin ...
Zhang Ziyi’s highly anticipated return to the big screen with the period drama “She’s Got No Name” powered its way to the top ...
The leaders of America s largest historically black Baptist denominations are expected to respond this week after megachurch ...
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial, reflected in the Tidal Basin, pays tribute to the author of the Declaration of Independence, ...
"For a change, adults, we are going to listen. We're going to lean in and we're going to listen, and we're going to learn," ...
Carl B. Stokes reflected on his political career in Cleveland in his book, “Promises of Power: A Political Autobiography." ...
Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. For the last four years, Alabama’s current Republican governor, Kay Ivey, used her executive powers to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday. The ...
The Central Alabama Community Foundation awarded $130,819.00 to River Region organizations in its most recent grants cycle ...