New: Giles v. Harris is the most important Supreme Court case you’ve never heard of. This is the epic tale of the Montgomery man at the center of the case, and the untold story of Black southerners’ fight against the rise of the South’s Jim Crow regimes. bit.ly/3KLHsPJ

The hearing will be livestreamed. You can access that stream by visiting this page: alison.legislature.state.al.us/live-stream. Then enter the following information: Location: Room 206 Committee: State Government Meeting: State Government – 02/23/2022

This story started out as a look-back at what our state legislators learned about Alabama History. Then Benita, the kind librarian in this photo, led me down a different rabbit hole. al.com/educationlab/2…

Senate committee is holding a hearing on a bill banning "divisive concepts" in history. Lisa McNair, the sister of one of the four little girls killed in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, is up at the podium speaking in opposition to the bill. #alpolitics

Brian Lyman Lisa is a force! 👏👏👏

Click HERE kidsinbirmingham1963.org/worlds-apart/ for a NEW STORY: Pam Powell says she was born into a caste system in which African Americans were seen as subordinate or peripheral—if they were seen at all, and she didn’t question the only world she knew until years later.

Let’s teach this real history: "And what is it that we want to do? Why, it is, within the limits imposed by the Federal Constitution, to establish white supremacy in this state." montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/… via MontgomeryAdvertiser Alabama Humanities Alliance

Kids in Birmingham 1963 goodgritmag.com/blogs/news/kid…

I was today years old when I learned Abraham Lincoln planned to exile all the Confederate Leaders after the Civil War and upon his death Andrew Johnson reversed course and pardoned them all... Which is one reason it took over 100 yrs before Civil Rights Legislation was passed...

Good journalism should be recognized. I so happy to see that people throughout the state and around the country acknowledge the hard work of the entire team at The Birmingham Times.

Slavery, segregation, voting rights, gerrymandering and abortion all have one thing in common: “States rights.” Since the first draft of the constitution, “Leave it up to the states” has been code for “Leave it up to the racists.”

A well-deserved honor for Mr. Fred Gray, a leading legal scholar and a civil rights icon. We’re proud, always, to call him one of our Alabama Humanities Fellows! #presidentialmedaloffreedom

Teachers: if given the platform, what would you say are your greatest challenges, fears, or thrills in teaching American history today? On Nov. 4-5 we are sponsoring a big conference at Yale, "Teaching Race and Slavery in the American Classroom." Live-streamed. Stay tuned.

To spark conversations about #racialjustice, the Jefferson County Memorial Project & Kids in B'ham 1963 partnered with us on a communications campaign & today we unveiled a new mural in Birmingham. 💬 Join the conversation: bit.ly/3S1IsSS #FHI360US

Rest well Mr. Smith

Kids in Birmingham 1963 is proud to be part of this collaboration with FHI 360 and Jefferson County Memorial Project. Helping people talk about race is a pathway to equity. FHI 360 @JCMP

At the Historic Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, which was bombed three times by white supremacists in the late 1950s and early 1960s. McAdory HS chemistry students are here to learn about environmental racism that still exists in the Collegeville community today.

A well-deserved Pulitzer Prize to Kyle Whitmire of AL.com. If you haven’t yet read Kyle Whitmire’s winning series, you’ll want to! See link in the attached article.

I've been to many NABJ conferences over the years but it hits different when it takes place in your city. #NABJ23

As the Sept 15th anniversary of the bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church approaches, media outlets may request a list of people, Black + white, who witnessed The Year of Birmingham, 1963. Email [email protected] for interview contacts. Janae Pierre NPR