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Erica Wright Reading IS Fundamental.  That was the message of I See Me Inc.’s, 11th annual “Real Men Read: You Can Be Virtually Anything if You Can Read” held via YouTube Livestream on Friday.  Organizers noted the event was different than past readings. “Normally when we host this event, it is held in an auditorium, filled with boys and men using literature as a means to evoke conversation,” said Devon Frazier, founder and executive director of I See Me. “At I See Me, we feel that it is very important that our boys see books in the hands of a man. We want...

By Erica Wright On Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey extended Alabama’s statewide mask order to April 9.  Ivey was joined by State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris to announce an extension of the state’s existing Safer at Home Order that requires mask wearing in public places and gatherings.  “We are definitely moving in the right direction and I want to thank the people of Alabama for their tremendous help and support to get us where we are,” said Ivey. “Dr. Harris and I are both convinced that we need to get past Easter and hopefully allow more Alabamians to...

The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s Linn Park, from the now defunct City Stages music festival to the recently removed Confederate monument, has seen its share of city history. The seven-acre park that separates Birmingham City Hall and the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown also may also have been the site of the county’s first lynching, according to a local grass-roots coalition that documents racial terror. The Jefferson County Memorial Project (JCMP), composed of over 40 community partners, researches the untold history of lynching in the county and the historical links among slave...

Compiled by Erica Wright During a month when women are recognized, we asked Birmingham-area residents, name a woman in history who stands out for you? LISA BECK: “I’m thinking of trailblazers like Marsha P. Johnson. She was a transwoman of color who was heavily involved in the Stonewall Riots in New York for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights. I think we have to take an intersectional look at LGBTQ rights . . . and I think it gets really whitewashed.” MARY EVINS: “Emily Dickinson. When I was younger, I really enjoyed reading her poems and her other works and ...

www.birminghamal.gov Area organizations with programs to help improve Birmingham, will soon receive funding from the city’s Building Opportunities for Lasting Development (BOLD) Grant Program. This program, led by the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity (IEO), provides financial support to organizations and agencies that are taking creative, evidence-based approaches to solving various community issues. Nearly $500,000 was allocated across four categories: Job Accessibility Scale-Up Technical Assistance for Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, & Disadvantaged Businesses Soc...