As January comes to a close, Birmingham is gearing up for Black History Month. In a city steeped in formative civil rights history, the Magic City is a great place to celebrate Black history, learn ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is inviting the community to explore the institute’s historic galleries for its Juneteenth celebration. On June 19, there will be free ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote some of his most enduring words behind bars. From a Birmingham, Alabama, jail cell in 1963, on smuggled bits of paper, he wrote a legendary essay that still lands ...

This is an opinion column. Get my weekly newsletter, The Barbershop. Sign up here for free! Something is stirring, finally. Something is stirring the somnolence of Birmingham’s Civil Rights District.

This is an opinion column. It doesn’t work if this doesn’t work. A vibrant, economically thriving civil rights district in Birmingham — an opportunity that’s long overdue — doesn’t happen if its ...

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute leaders and volunteers are preparing for one of their biggest events of the year, Martin ...

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, featuring fascinating details about local, national and international rights movements, should be the first stop for any visitor to the city. Suggested Reading ...