The Interview: From ‘Nights on Broadway’ to ‘1963’ – Candi Staton recalls 16th St. Baptist bombing
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with the Grammy-nominated singer about her memories of 1963 bombing of a Birmingham, Alabama, church, what it was like being a child singer in a Gospel trio, and why she returned to Gospel music later in life…
Lifestory: Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of ’63 KKK blast
JAY REEVES, of Associated Press, speaks with Sarah Collins Rudolph, a survivor of a 1963 church bombing which killed her sister and three other Black girls, about her ongoing fight for compensation for her injuries…
Last parent of a child killed in 1963 church bombing dies
Birmingham, Alabama, USAP The last living parent of any of the four Black girls killed in the 1963 Alabama church bombing died Sunday. She was 93. Maxine McNair’s family announced her death in a press release. A cause of death was not given. Maxine McNair, right, and Jewell Chris MacNair, seated at left, parents of […]
Alabama Governor apologises to ’63 church bombing survivor
AP Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has apologised to a survivor of a racist 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls, calling the blast an “egregious injustice”, but declining Wednesday to pay restitution without legislative involvement. Ivey, responding to a request submitted by an attorney for Sarah Collins Rudolph, said the bombing of the 16th […]
Church in US city of Birmingham planning virtual remembrance of ’63 bombing
AP Crowds gather every year at 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of the horrific day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klansmen went off just before worship, killing four Black girls. This year’s 57th observance will be virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. Al.com reported that the downtown church is asking people this […]
US: IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTIANS MAY HOLD THE KEY
A Senate race in Alabama has made headlines around the world thanks to allegations about sexual misconduct against Republican candidate and former state Supreme Court judge, Roy Moore. But, as YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports, racial politics are also an issue in the election…