Birmingham, Alabama — Andscape

Martin Luther King Jr. in Jail

King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ explains the rage over the NFL anthem protests and the persistence of racial injustice

Re-reading the famous letter today shows how much still needs to change

By Michael A. Fletcher

5 years ago Culture

The 5th Quarter: Alabama State University

Alabama State and Alabama A&M band directors say Magic City Classic is electric all weekend long

Bands are ready to bring the magic to Alabama

By Maya A. Jones

6 years ago HBCU

The Reverend Martin Luther King statue in Kelly Ingram Park acr

President Obama creates national monuments to civil rights and Reconstruction

Sites of Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing and Freedom Riders attack get federal recognition

By Rhiannon Walker

6 years ago Culture