News 16th Street Baptist Church opens new Education and Visitor Center The Birmingham site pairs remembrance of the 1963 bombing’s victims with calls to confront injustice through truth and action. Alex JobinOctober 13, 2026
Congress Rep. Sewell honors 16th Street Baptist Church bombing victims The representative's House remarks marked 63 years since the Klan attack and urged renewed commitment to civil rights protections. Wesley WalterSeptember 16, 2026
Opinion Opinion | Bill Baxley and 16th Street Baptist Church prosecution story A young law student’s vow became a landmark conviction that forced Alabama to confront a defining atrocity of the civil rights era. Steve FlowersSeptember 16, 2026
Elections Doug Jones files paperwork to run for Alabama governor in 2026 The former U.S. senator took the first formal step toward a race that could pit him against Tommy Tuberville. Bill BrittNovember 24, 2025
State Alabama leaders reflect on 16th Street Baptist Church bombing’s anniversary The act of racial terror caused the deaths of 11-year-old Carol Denise McNair and 14-year-olds Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley. Wesley WalterSeptember 16, 2025
Governor Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson A statewide proclamation honored one of the four victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, whose life was cut short too soon. Wesley WalterSeptember 9, 2025
State 60 years later, no justice for teen shot by Birmingham police On September 15, 1963, a Birmingham police officer shot and killed Black teen Johnnie Robinson, a tragic event that unfolded hours after a church... Liz RyanJune 4, 2025
News The 1963 murder of Virgil Lamar Ware and a fight for remembrance His death on September 15, 1963, was overshadowed by the church bombing, but his story is finally being told. Liz RyanMay 15, 2025
State Sen. Britt marks anniversary of Birmingham bombings “Today, we solemnly mark 60 years since one of the darkest days in Alabama’s history," Britt said. Patrick DarringtonSeptember 15, 2023
News Frank Matthews urges Black voters to write in Robert Kennedy for US Senate By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Recent Birmingham Mayoral candidate, civil rights activist, anti-Confederate monuments community organizer, and longtime Birmingham area radio personality Frank... Brandon MoseleyDecember 7, 2017