Screenshot of Rebuild Bethel campaign website. 

We haven’t heard a lot about historic Bethel Baptist Church in recent months - the historic building granted National Historic Landmark status in 2005 - not the congregation’s current structure - despite a pledge by Mayor Langford to provide up to $1 million in city funds towards its renovation. Hopefully that will change in the near future as efforts to complete this project continue in the city’s Collegeville neighborhood.

The second Women’s History Month program scheduled at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute this month is titled “The Inequality of Equality: the Role of Women in Mass Movements.”

Guest speakers include former BCRI intern Tara White, who is currently a lecturer of history at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at State University of New York at Oneonta, and Michele Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology and director of the Women’s Studies Program at UAB.

White will discuss black women’s activism over time, focusing on Birmingham before, during and after the Civil Rights era. Wilson will speak further of women’s involvement in post-Civil Rights Movements and the significance of gender differences in leadership.

This program starts at 6 p.m. in the Rev. Abraham L. Woods Jr. Community Meeting Room. The BCRI is located downtown at 520 16th St. North. For more information, call 328-9696, ext. 244.

Cost: Free

Joe Minter’s The Slave Ship. André Natta/The Terminal

This is one of the many pieces created by Joe Minter that will be discussed during the last installment of Vulcan Park’s Collective Perspectives series beginning with cocktails and socializing at 5 p.m. in their visitors center. This calendar listing provides additional information about Emily Hannah’s presentation about the long-time Titusville resident.

If you really can’t come out, then check out Charles’ thoughts about that office park that you drive by on the way home… you know, the one on 280 - or do you? Though we think you should come out and enjoy that time you’d be sitting in traffic with us at Vulcan.

That’s the question that the Hartselle Enquirer put to their readers in the form of this 20-question quiz about Sweet Home Alabama…

Thanks to Bessemer Opinions for shining some light on this really cool knowledge tester.

How about letting us know how well you do?

January 5

1901:

Baseball player Luke Sewell was born.

January 6

1996:

Blaze made his first on-court appearance for UAB.

January 7

1944:

Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson earned his wings.

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1875:

Alderman William H. Morris took office.

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1951:

Sybil at Sunset. Photo credit: st-carrie/Flickr.com

The first meeting of the Vestavia Hills City Council was held.

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