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70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Panel Discussion – BCRI Join BCRI and the Birmingham Mayor’s Office Division of Social Justice and Racial Equity in a discussion on the impact of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling, Brown vs. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools across the United States.

Celebrating the creative gifts and inspired hearts of Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley Jones and Birmingham Poet Laureate Salaam Green!

Exclusive: First Joint Interview with Poets Laureate, Ashley M. Jones and Salaam Green, on Making History By Javacia Harris Bowser | For The Birmingham Times It’s a sunny Tuesday in January, and Salaam Green is making a couple of stops in the Magic City. First, she attends a Birmingham City Council mee…

A Lenten reflection from the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ

Week One Lenten Meditation-Rev. Kim Wood Rev. Kim Wood, Conference Minister of the Southeast Conference, invites us into reflection this Lenten Season beginning with the Covenant with Noah from Gene...

As temperatures are expected to fall below freezing ❄️ Jimmie Hale Mission, will open its warming station on Saturday, February 17th and Sunday, February 18th from 6PM to 7AM. Those needing warm shelter can come to the Jimmie Hale Mission, located at 3420 2nd Ave North.

Those needing transportation to the shelter can be picked up from 6-9 p.m. at Brother Bryan Park, 2100 Magnolia Ave. South; Faith Chapel Care Center, 921 2nd Ave. North; Linn Park, 20th St. North; Firehouse Shelter; the Boutwell Auditorium, 1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. and Ross.

A treat for the art lovers: learn more about BCRI’s art collection from our amazing archivist, Wayne Coleman, who’s been with us for 20+ years. It’s a special opportunity to learn about the process building an institutional art collection.

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Congratulations, Salaam Green! An honor well-deserved!

Salaam Green on the ‘privilege’ of becoming Birmingham, Alabama’s first poet laureate For the first time in its history, Birmingham, Alabama, has a poet laureate. Salaam Green is an award-winning poet and author whose work has appeared in The Birmingham Times, Alabama Arts Journal, Scalawag, BUST, Feminist Review, Black Youth Project, Elephant Journal, Southern Women’s Review, AL.c...

With temperatures falling below freezing, a 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 will be available from 6 PM until 7 AM on Thursday, December 28 through Tuesday, January 2. Folks in need of a warm space can go to The Jimmie Hale Mission (3420 - 2nd Ave. N.) or catch a ride at Brother Bryan Park, 2100 Magnolia Ave. South; Faith Chapel Care Center, 921 2nd Ave. North; Linn Park, 20th St. North; and the Boutwell Auditorium, 1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.

Food will be provided.

Womanist theologian Dr. Monica Coleman offers this blessing for this day, the shortest of the year:

"We celebrate darkness for its beauty
In a world that teaches that darkness is cold
That blackness is bad, and
That night must be feared; instead
We embrace the beauty of blackness
The darkness of the womb
The rest of the night
Many blessings this solstice."

Death is serious. So, let’s get our affairs in order so our loved ones are not left wondering about our final wishes.

Basic, free wills are being created at City Hall Dec. 20, 21 and 22 from 9 am to 4 pm on the second floor.

When sessions opened this morning, we had several people ready to get started. If you want to participate, it’s good to make an appointment.

It takes about 30 minutes to get it done. Then, we have a team here to notarize your will.

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We’re glad to have the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project’s Community Education Resource Center located on the first floor of Beloved’s Main Building. APAEP just celebrated this great milestone last week!

First class: Auburn University to graduate first class of students at Staton Correctional Facility Auburn University will award degrees to 11 students in Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County on Dec. 16. The men qualified to earn college credit through the Second Chance Pell Program, administered by Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at Auburn, in partnership with the Alabama Departm...

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Red Bird Produce Birmingham is open today!

NEW Red Bird Produce opening in Avondale on November 21 | Bham Now Avondale's new grocery store is opening at 10AM on Tuesday, November 21—check it out! 🍎

Useful information from Alabama Arise

Arise legislative update: Update on Alabama's new congressional map Arise's Mike Nicholson gives an update on the new congressional map that the U.S. District Court approved as a remedy in Alabama's redistricting case last we...

We are praying this morning for the people of Israel and Gaza.

We can't pretend to have the answers to the longstanding political, religious, and military struggles in the region. We affirm the right of the state of Israel to exist in peace and well-being. We affirm the need for equity and well-being for Palestinian Muslims and Christians. We know that both soldiers and civilians in wartime pay a grievous price of blood.

We pray for safety and peace in Israel.

We pray.

We pray.

In the name of all that is holy,

Amen

World Communion Sunday Table.

Explaining Alabama’s state grocery tax reduction: What it covers and what it doesn’t - Alabama Arise Alabama’s new grocery tax reduction will help ease the financial strain of the sales taxes on food and other necessities.

From Cover Alabama - Cover Alabama coalition partners Together for Hope and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are hosting screenings of the film "Requiring Justice: Faith and the Coverage Gap" in Huntsville and Birmingham this month. The film highlights healthcare access for all Alabamians as a moral imperative, especially for faith communities.

Please join them to watch the film and a panel presentation at the Huntsville Human Rights Film Festival on September 16th at 11am on the UAH campus.

The film will also be shown with a panel presentation at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on September 23rd at 5pm. Register here

Please make plans to attend these screenings if you live near Huntsville or Birmingham, and invite your friends to come!

Requiring Justice Screening at Civil Rights Institute ACS CAN is the leading cancer advocacy organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority.