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Rev. Joseph Lowery receives Shuttlesworth award
As Rev. Joseph Lowery could tell you, if you want freedom, you have to fight to make it yours.
Read the rest of this entry »Paltry prayer vigil means Langford love lagging
Some 26,227 citizens went out of their way to vote for Larry Langford, but last Sunday only .002% of that number came out to pray for his immortal soul.
Read the rest of this entry »Miss Keller goes to Washington
The new statue of Alabama native Helen Keller in Washington D.C. is not only the first representation of a child and the first of a disabled person in the Capitol, but also likely the first bronze rendering of a radical socialist activist erected there.
Read the rest of this entry »The Protean Picker Jim Lauderdale
Jim Lauderdale reigns as one of the busiest players in the music industry, writing hit songs for artists like George Strait and working on projects with everyone from Willie Nelson to Donna the Buffalo.
Read the rest of this entry »Afghanistan war promises a victory so glorious we never shall win
There will be debate over war in Afghanistan, waged by those struggling for political advantage, while those who wage the actual war in the hard place on our behalf do so in abysmal circumstances.
Read the rest of this entry »Radio waves & anthropological havoc
People buy champagne for the bubbles. In radio, the fizz comes from an on-air attitude that reflects the interests of its listenership.
Read the rest of this entry »Shaping stories at regional history museum
Jerry Desmond was 13 years old when he first heard about Birmingham, Alabama. Throwing papers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The meaning of Moon Pies
The Moon Pie is a distinctive pastry treat dating back to the First World War, predating Chattanooga’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cracker’s David Lowery on Sunrise in the Land of Milk & Honey
We are rarely visited anymore by rock greatness. When it happens, it’s usually while decent [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Counting the days until the return of Mad Men
I’ve been thinking about turning off the cable again.
The last time was 1988, after NBC [...]
Why the Birmingham Barons still matter
As though people weren’t cantankerous enough in August, now we have to have a health [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Information in formation – coping with news overload
I see the guy sitting on Highland Avenue every day, and when I say “sitting [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Walter Cronkite & space exploration as uniquely American products
I would have bet you on Walter Cronkite surviving till Monday at least, just to beat The [...]
Charlemagne and Renaissance Records celebrate mid-summer & other anniversaries
In the summer of ’77, Birmingham bustled with all manner of retail businesses, most of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Perry County, Alabama takes on tons of toxic TVA sludge
Somebody said, “That’s a strange tattoo
You have on the side of your head.”
I said, “That’s [...]
Remembering the Atlanta International Pop Festival
Before there was Woodstock, there was Atlanta Pop. Forty years ago this weekend, an unimaginable [...]
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- Highlights of the 2009 Alabama Food Summit
- The aftermath of Larry Langford
- Birmingham Finance Director Sayler resigns
- Langford guilty on all counts!
- Annette Gordon-Reed and The Hemingses of Monticello
- Larry Langford on Trial
- The Life and Crimes of Larry Langford
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