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February 18, 2019

'Resistance Can Be Fun’: Angela Davis Speaks in Alabama After Award Snub

Abbey Crain AL.com

Davis was greeted with a standing ovation, fists raised, as she took the stage to address the generations of activists that came together to make sure she was in Birmingham on Feb.16.

January 17, 2019

Portside Readers Respond: Angela Davis and Birmingham; Confronting Right Wing Attacks Against Women of Color in our Movement

Bob Zellner; Kaylie Simon; Maurice Mitchell; Partners for a Progressive Israel; Readers Portside

After the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute withdrew the annual Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from Angela Davis, the outcry in Birmingham, nationally and internationally has been massive. Angela will be in Birmingham February 16.

January 10, 2019

Birmingham City Council Unanimously Approves Resolution of Support for Dr. Angela Davis; Group Sets Celebration of Angela Davis, Protests BRCI Revoking Its Award

Birmingham City Council; Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Birmingham City Council

After news that broke over the weekend that the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded an award that was to be presented to Dr. Angela Davis, the Birmingham City Council unanimously passed a resolution of support for the civil rights icon.

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