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To enlighten each generation about civil and human rights by exploring our common past and working together in the present to build a better future.

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Bring the family and celebrate Kwanzaa with BCRI! Together, we’ll explore the seven principles and symbols of this annual celebration of African-American family, community, and culture. Register to join us at bcri.org/kwanzaa-family…

Bring the family and celebrate Kwanzaa with BCRI! Together, we’ll explore the seven principles and symbols of this annual celebration of African-American family, community, and culture. Register to join us at bcri.org/kwanzaa-family…
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Join us at our last book signing of the year at BCRI! Meet the author, Keith Cockrell, and get your signed copy of "When You Celebrate Christmas" on December 21 from 12 to 1pm.  #BCRI #BookSigning #LocalAuthors #ChristmasBook #BirminghamAlabama #BirminghamCivilRightsInstitute

Join us at our last book signing of the year at BCRI! Meet the author, Keith Cockrell, and get your signed copy of "When You Celebrate Christmas" on December 21 from 12 to 1pm. 

#BCRI #BookSigning #LocalAuthors #ChristmasBook #BirminghamAlabama #BirminghamCivilRightsInstitute
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Please remember the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in your year-end giving. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, BCRI relies on donations to further our mission for preservation, inspiration, and education of the Birmingham Civil Rights story. We are grateful for your ongoing support!

Please remember the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in your year-end giving. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, BCRI relies on donations to further our mission for preservation, inspiration, and education of the Birmingham Civil Rights story. We are grateful for your ongoing support!
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Spend the holiday season with us this Saturday for our Kwanzaa family workshop! Bring the family to learn more about the history of Kwanzaa and engage in activities surrounding the seven principles. Register to attend at buff.ly/3OSP0U8 #BCRI #Kwanzaa

Spend the holiday season with us this Saturday for our Kwanzaa family workshop! Bring the family to learn more about the history of Kwanzaa and engage in activities surrounding the seven principles. Register to attend at buff.ly/3OSP0U8 

#BCRI #Kwanzaa
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This holiday, share the gift of becoming a BCRI member with your loved ones! As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, members are the foundation of BCRI's community of support. Help further our mission by giving the gift of membership.

This holiday, share the gift of becoming a BCRI member with your loved ones! 
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, members are the foundation of BCRI's community of support. Help further our mission by giving the gift of membership.
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Happy & Joyous Kwanzaa to all! Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 through January 1 each year, and each day emphasizes one of its severn principles.Thank you for joining us to learn the seven principles and honor this celebration of African-American family and culture.

Happy & Joyous Kwanzaa to all! Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 through January 1 each year, and each day emphasizes one of its severn principles.Thank you for joining us to learn the seven principles and honor this celebration of African-American family and culture.
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Q: Habari Gani? Swahili for "What is the news?" is spoken when greeting others during Kwanzaa. A: Today's Kwanzaa principle is UMOJA - unity. We strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. #BCRI #Kwanzaa #KwanzaaCelebration

Q: Habari Gani? Swahili for "What is the news?" is spoken when greeting others during Kwanzaa. 

A: Today's Kwanzaa principle is UMOJA - unity. We strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race. 

#BCRI #Kwanzaa #KwanzaaCelebration
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Habari Gani? On the third day of Kwanna, we emphasize UJIMA - collective work and responsibility. We build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.

Habari Gani?

On the third day of Kwanna, we emphasize UJIMA - collective work and responsibility. We build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
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Habari Gani? UJAMAA, Kwanzaa's fourth principle, means cooperative economics: to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. #BCRI #Kwanzaa #KwanzaaCelebration #BirminghamAlabama #Ujamaa #BirminghamCivilRightsInstitute

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UJAMAA, Kwanzaa's fourth principle, means cooperative economics: to build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together. 
#BCRI #Kwanzaa #KwanzaaCelebration #BirminghamAlabama #Ujamaa #BirminghamCivilRightsInstitute
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Habari Gani? Kwanzaa's fifth principle is NIA - purpose. We make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

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Kwanzaa's fifth principle is NIA - purpose. We make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
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Habari Gani? On Kwanzaa's sixth day, we encourage KUUMBA - creativity: to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Habari Gani?

On Kwanzaa's sixth day, we encourage KUUMBA - creativity: to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
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Habari Gani? The final principle of Kwanzaa is IMANI - faith. We believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

Habari Gani?

The final principle of Kwanzaa is IMANI - faith. We believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
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Commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a guided paint session hosted by renowned local artist Willie Williams, Jr. on Saturday, January 18. Three classes available at 10am, 11am, and 12pm. Register today @ bcri.org/events! #BCRI #MLKDay

Commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through a guided paint session hosted by renowned local artist Willie Williams, Jr. on Saturday, January 18. Three classes available at 10am, 11am, and 12pm. Register today @ bcri.org/events!

#BCRI #MLKDay
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Please be advised: THE BCRI WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 due to forecasted inclement weather and the likelihood of poor road conditions. #birminghamcivilrightsinstitute

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Honoring MLK’s life through service: Samford students, faculty & staff volunteered with Birmingham Civil Rights Institute for King Day, its largest annual event. “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” – Martin Luther King Jr. samford.edu/news/2025/01/S…

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During their trip to Birmingham, the Capital City Go-Go visited Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to learn about the important role the city has made on the Civil Rights Movement and our nation. During #BlackHistoryMonth, and every month, we cherish the opportunity to learn from the past to