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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Most Memorable Visits to Birmingham (AL)
By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in one of the America’s most racist cities during the 1960’s. Many point to King’s efforts in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, when
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“If we can eliminate some of the burdens people have, then maybe they won’t make the same choices they have made in the past.”
-Presiding Judge of Birmingham Municipal Court Andra Sparks on a new program the city is joining to help people struggling to pay municipal fines, according to a Feb. 10 story from WBRC Fox 6.
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“I think it would be good to have somebody who has more energy and drive, more in their gas tank.”
-Dr. Mark Wilson, who recently announced he would be stepping down by the end of the year as Jefferson County Health Officer, according to a story which appeared Feb. 17 on AL.com.
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“I would tell myself, ‘Don’t give up, don’t give in, and don’t give out under any circumstances.’ That was my motto. I never thought I would get out.”
-Robert Cheeks, 80, who was released from William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility near Bessemer after serving 37 years of a life sentence given to him in 1985 in accordance with Alabama’s “three strikes” law, Sept. 12
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“We want to spend our time…collectively pushing what should be put in these neighborhoods to improve quality of life.”
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin during his State of the City address, according to a Jan. 18 story from The Birmingham Times.
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11 Candid Quotes About Fatherhood From Tyler Perry
The movie mogul and his partner, Gelila Bekele, have a son named Aman.
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Black Then's Knowledge Notes #TheySpokeToMe
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. -Barack Obama
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“I’m tired of having candlelight vigils. There’s a culture of violence that we have come to accept. We have to start holding people accountable.”
-Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales speaking on the tide of local violence at an event demonstrating how to stop bleeding wounds, according to a Feb. 27 story from The Birmingham Times.
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Notable quotes from Oklahoma State players after bye week practice
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State football is currently on a bye week, but still had a few extra practices ahead of its Big 12 opener against defending conference champion Baylor. The Cowboys (3-0) travel to Waco, Texas, to face the Bears (2-1) on Saturday, Oct. 1. Kickoff time and TV network
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“I was a mass communicator not a class communicator. I was able to do things on the radio to bring people together.”
-Dr. Shelley Stewart, a Civil Rights leader, veteran radio broadcaster and advertising executive, who was given the city of Birmingham’s “Putting People First” award, according to a Oct. 28 post by The Birmingham Times.
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“…I believe my hair is a blessing. Even though I’ve been ridiculed for it, and it’s been treated like a toy, I love my hair.”
-Brooklyn Chandler, an 8th grader at Birmingham’s W.J. Christian K-8 School, who was selected as one of 55 U.S. winners of Google's 15th Annual Doodle for Google contest; birminghamtimes.com, May 19.
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“I think it’s tremendous that Cooper Green has survived 50 years. I believe they have provided quality health care to the citizens in Jefferson County, and not just in Birmingham.”
-Maralyn Mosley, Cooper Green Mercy Health advocate on the facility’s 50 years of service in the Sept. 29 Birmingham Times.
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Sister Wives' Meri Brown’s Moving On Quotes Post-Kody Split
Choosing herself! Sister Wives’ Meri Brown is focused on moving forward as a single woman after confirming her split from Kody Brown in December 2022. The TLC personality legally married Kody in 1990, becoming his first wife. Meri stuck around as the Wyoming native built their plural
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Presidential debate: Key quotes from the first Biden-Trump showdown - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… talk about helping African Americans -- 1 in 1,000 African Americans has been … in 500 African Americans. ... This man is the savior of African Americans? This man … has been disastrous for the African American community." Mr Trump focused …
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“…you can be successful, but you have to know what’s going on with you first.”
-Nadia Richardson, PhD, founder and CEO of the Black Women’s Mental Health Institute, a national nonprofit based in Birmingham which provides support for singles moms, according to a March 29 story from The Birmingham Times.
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“I hope that my life shows the importance of commitment to a cause and willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve that cause.”
-U.W. Clemons, Civil Rights leader and retired U.S. District Judge, after a reading of a new play based on his life, according to a Sept. 24 story from The Birmingham Times.
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‘Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder’
The Times Staff This collection of quotes presents many Christmases from many voices including Queen Latifah, rapper, actress, businesswoman, who talks of handing out gifts at toy drives for Christmas and the importance of giving back; and Caroline Kennedy, attorney and prominent member of the
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“I feel confident in knowing me and knowing also that anything can happen, I believe in the impossible.”
Yolanda Flowers, Democratic candidate for Alabama governor in the November 8 election, during a Birmingham Times interview published Oct. 20
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“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.”
-Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel, children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, screenwriter, and filmmaker
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“As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Children’s March in Birmingham, I believe that we desperately need the reminder this anniversary provides of the combined power of love, nonviolent strategy, and consistency to purpose.”
-The Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, who will serve as keynote speaker for the 2023 International Peace Conference in Birmingham in May
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8 Of The Most Empowering Toni Morrison Quotes To Get You Out Of Your Funk
Legendary writer Toni Morrison left her indelible mark on the literary world, so it's only right that we remember some of her famous words that she both wrote and spoke in life. The post 8 Of The Most Empowering Toni Morrison Quotes To Get You Out Of Your Funk appeared first on NewsOne.
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“I think if we give people great environments, then their kids can thrive in it.”
Birmingham City Council President Pro Tem Crystal Smitherman on how a $50 million federal grant the city applied for could help revitalize the Smithfield community and incentivize people to move back to the city, according to a Jan. 4 story in The Birmingham Times.
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Black Health, Wellness and Struggle: Towards A Radical Racial Healing - Los Angeles Sentinel
This year’s Black History Month theme, “Black Health and Wellness,” opens space for us to call into focus our self-determined and self-sustaining ways of knowing, working and struggling to achieve, protect, promote and sustain our health, health care and healing in a society which is the source of
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Notable Quotes
By Hannah Hutyra Keepinspiring.me Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. He was a pivotal advocate for African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The nation observes Dr. King’s birthday this year on January 18.   King experienced
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“They’re living as if they don’t care if they die. And that’s an equally dangerous mindset.”
-Carrmone Owens, founder of 2nd Chance Lifesavers, a Birmingham-based organization, on the mental health issues of many Black men in violent situations, according to an AL.com story which appeared in The Birmingham Times on Dec. 30.
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Notable quotes from Oklahoma State hoops before Tuesday's practice
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State men’s basketball has three newcomers on its 2022-23 roster, but brings back a handful of key contributors and rising stars set to hopefully make the Cowboys’ one of the top contenders in the Big 12 Conference this season. The three fourth-year senior leaders
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“…putting cannabis and slavery in the same category is patently offensive and flagrant.”
-Mayor Randall Woodfin, in response to a comment from U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-TX, during a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at which Woodfin testified, according to a Nov. 15 story from The Birmingham Times.
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“…it’s not the rich that are suffering—it’s the poor, average people that are suffering. … We need to stop and do better. We need to grow up.”
-Yolanda Flowers, Alabama’s Democratic nominee for Governor, according to an Oct. 19 story from The Birmingham Times.
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“Sooner or later…the road will lead back to Birmingham. I’m doing things now that hopefully better the state or try to assist the people who are assisting the state.”
-Roy Wood Jr., the Birmingham comedian set to be featured at the upcoming White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, according to a story on birminghamtimes.com on April 12.
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Angela Davis’ Top Quotes From Her Iconic Books About Women, Race And Class
Scholar and revolutionary activist Angela Davis documented her life as well as her views about women, race, class and politics on the pages of more than 10 books that she has authored. These quotes from a sample of those books have proven to be timeless.
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