The Birmingham Children’s crusade of 1963, or the Children's March, was a march of school students aged 7 to 18 in Birmingham, Alabama that started on May 2, 1963.



The purpose of the March was to walk downtown to talk to...

Andrew Morris has been a leading figure in the media and events industry for over twenty years.



He launched the innovative Business Design Centre in Islington in 1986 which became the most stylish and successful boutique...

Andrew Morris has been a leading figure in the media and events industry for over twenty years. He launched the innovative Business Design Centre in Islington in 1986 which became the most stylish and successful boutique venue in the...

Joseph Ross is the author of four books of poetry: Raising King (forthcoming in 2020), Ache (2017), Gospel of Dust (2013), and Meeting Bone Man (2012). His poetry has appeared in a wide variety of publications including The New York...

Danielle McGuire, PhD, is an award-winning historian, public speaker and author of At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape and Resistance-a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power...

The UK's HS2 Project is set to cost £100 Billion; over four times its original budget adjusted for inflation. So how did this happen? We speak to Gareth Dennis, a rail engineer, writer and expert on the issue, to find out why HS2 has...

We are exploring features that appear in both the Birmingham accent and the Black Country accent. As our lovely guest Mirren is a Yam Yam we will also look at some of the Black Country dialect words. If anyone from the Black Country or...

Police on the streets separating rival supporters, cordons restricting access around the ground, holding the away end back after full time: these are familiar experiences for football fans attending derbies up and down the country. Here...

30% of recreational cricketers in the UK are from South Asian backgrounds, but that group is represented by just 4% of professionals. Is enough being done to realise BAME potential in the game in the UK? We meet the enthusiasts of Perry...

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Dr. Yohuru Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas. He received his Ph.D. from Howard University in 1998.He is the author...

In 1963, school children from Birmingham, Alabama skipped class to demonstrate for racial equality. Met with police violence, they helped to bring about significant change. The Birmingham Children's Crusade, as it was known, has gone...

This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of Alabama.

Agency workers hired to cover Birmingham bin strikers joined them on picket lines today.



A rally was held by Unite The Union at Smithfield Depot on Pershore Street, Birmingham, to mark the first day of strike action by...

Pro-Palestine groups calling for Israel’s removal from FIFA are expected to protest outside Villa Park in Birmingham.

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election.



She set out a package of measures aimed at...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election.



She set out a package of measures aimed at...

Rachel Reeves has said plans to scrap paperwork and “arbitrary rules” for thousands of UK businesses would save firms almost £6 billion a year by the time of the next election.



She set out a package of measures aimed at...

A ban on Israeli fans from attending an Aston Villa match is “wrong”, Sir Keir Starmer has said amid condemnation of the move.



The Prime Minister said “we will not tolerate antisemitism on our streets” after fans of Israeli...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said 'it did surprise me' after Birmingham City authorities announced a ban on Israeli fans attending a football match in the city.



Birmingham’s safety advisory group made the decision to exclude...

Robert Jenrick is “clearly just engaging in a leadership campaign”, Sir Keir Starmer said, after the senior Tory complained he “didn’t see another white face” during a visit to an area of Birmingham.



The Prime Minister said...

Jon Leiberman reports on how Eric Rudolph evaded capture for years following the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic bombing, living in the Appalachian wilderness, before being arrested in 2003 while scavenging for food behind a grocery store in...

The situation in Birmingham during the bin strike “cannot continue”, the city council’s leader has said as he urged the Unite union to help bring the industrial action to an end ahead of a fresh round of talks on...

Footage from Poplar Road in Birmingham, where council sub-contractors were clearing a waste backlog from residential streets as the dispute with Unite union bin workers continues.