AHA Newsroom

Looking for the latest updates from the Alabama Humanities Alliance? Welcome to the AHA Newsroom. Here you can read tales from Mosaic magazine, learn about our public programming, and discover "AHA Moments" that uplift Alabama. Read on…

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History Day at Mt. Meigs
AHA News History Teacher Education

Montgomery, AL

October 21, 2024

"Alabama History Day has given me light in this dark part of my life. It gave me an example of...
AHA to honor Rick Bragg, Roy Wood Jr.
AHA News Alabama Humanities Honors

Birmingham, AL

September 30, 2024

On December 2 in Birmingham, the Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) will recognize writer Rick Bragg and humorist Roy Wood Jr. as 2024 Alabama Humanities...
‘That is the magic’
Alabama Humanities Honors Storytelling

Huntsville, AL

September 10, 2024

On August 26, a record-breaking Alabama Colloquium crowd of nearly 1,100 in Huntsville saw Brittany Howard and Jason Isbell honored as...
Alabama Humanities Alliance sends 35 students to National History Day

Birmingham, AL

August 14, 2024

Birmingham / August 14, 2024 — This June, 35 student winners from Alabama History Day traveled to the University of...
Meet AHA’s 55 grantees from 2023
AHA News Grant Opportunities Grant Projects

Birmingham, AL

April 22, 2024

Birmingham / April 22, 2024: Curious what kind of public humanities projects the Alabama Humanities Alliance funds through its grant program?...
Brittany Howard, Jason Isbell: AL Humanities Fellows
AHA News Alabama Humanities Honors

Huntsville, AL

April 18, 2024

Huntsville / April 18, 2024 — Grammy-winning musicians and north Alabama natives Brittany Howard and Jason Isbell will soon receive...
Alabama History Day 2024 winners announced
AHA News Civics History

Montgomery, AL

March 28, 2024

BIRMINGHAM / March 18, 2024 — This month, the Alabama Humanities Alliance presented its annual Alabama History Day contest, an...
AHA announces new board members
AHA News History

Birmingham, AL

January 27, 2024

BIRMINGHAM / January 23, 2023 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance (AHA) has appointed Clay Lofton and Ansley Quiros as new members...
AHA names three new Riley Scholars
Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

November 17, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / November 14, 2023 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance has named educators Lexia Banks, Abby Crews, and Willie Davis...
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Introducing Alabama History Day teacher ambassadors
History Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

November 17, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / November 9, 2023 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance proudly announces the appointment of Rebecca Heaton and Cheryl Burch...
Perry, Mathews honored as Humanities Fellows
Alabama Humanities Honors History

Birmingham, AL

November 17, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / October 24, 2023 — Amidst an era of divisiveness and disinformation, the Alabama Humanities Alliance’s 2023 Alabama Colloquium...
$200K for humanities projects in 2023
AHA News Grant Opportunities Grant Projects

Birmingham, AL

September 21, 2023

Birmingham / September 1, 2023  — Through the first half of 2023, the Alabama Humanities Alliance has awarded 29 grants,...
2023 Alabama Humanities Fellows announced
AHA News Alabama Humanities Honors

Birmingham, AL

August 16, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / August 16, 2023 — A pair of Alabama natives, widely acclaimed for their insights into American history and...
New learning series for Alabama educators
Public Events  Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

July 14, 2023

This Huntsville workshop is one of nine AHA is offering to educators statewide in '23-'24.   BIRMINGHAM / July 6,...
Alabama History Day winners head to nation’s capital
Civics History

Birmingham, AL

June 7, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / JUNE 7, 2023 — This month, 27 Alabama students and educators will travel to Maryland and Washington, D.C.,...
Poet and storyteller Tania De’Shawn Russell joins AHA staff
AHA News Storytelling

Birmingham, AL

May 11, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. / May 9, 2023 — Tania De’Shawn Russell has joined the staff of the Alabama Humanities Alliance, where...
Ed Mizzell named chair of Alabama Humanities Alliance
AHA News

Birmingham, AL

February 6, 2023

BIRMINGHAM / February 6, 2023 — The board of directors of the Alabama Humanities Alliance has named Ed Mizzell as...
Snider named Alabama History Day coordinator
AHA News History

Birmingham, AL

December 7, 2022

December 7, 2022 / Birmingham, Ala. — Idrissa N. Snider, Ph.D., has joined the Alabama Humanities Alliance as program coordinator...
Four Alabama teachers named Riley Scholars
Grant Opportunities Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

November 21, 2022

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. / Nov. 21, 2022 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance has announced four recipients of its 2022 Jenice Riley...
Governor Ivey proclaims October Arts & Humanities Month in Alabama
Arts and Humanities

Montgomery, AL

October 25, 2022

Governor Kay Ivey has declared October 2022 as Arts and Humanities Month for the state of Alabama. The official proclamation...
Exploring the leadership of Fred Shuttlesworth, 100 years after his birth
History Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

October 6, 2022

BIRMINGHAM / October 6, 2022 — Fred Shuttlesworth was the fulcrum of the civil rights movement in Birmingham — and...
Community journalism and democracy in rural Alabama
Democracy Storytelling

Birmingham, AL

October 6, 2022

BIRMINGHAM / October 6, 2022 — A new podcast series from the Alabama Humanities Alliance explores the future of journalism...
Newfound information — and inspiration — for the classroom
History Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

September 1, 2022

By Jedidiah Gist-Anderson This summer, I had the gracious opportunity to participate in a teaching program through the Alabama Humanities...
Transformative power of ‘the fullness of history’
History Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

September 1, 2022

Reflection by Jen Reidel “If you all get to tell the story and get it right, then the children will...
Educators nationwide arrive in Alabama to witness civil rights history first-hand
History Teacher Education

Birmingham, AL

July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance welcomes educators from across the country to participate in an immersive, three-week...
Alabama Humanities releases “The Sports Issue”
Mosaic Magazine Storytelling

Birmingham, AL

July 5, 2022

[BIRMINGHAM / July 5, 2022] — In advance of The World Games in Birmingham, the Alabama Humanities Alliance has published...
Alabama educator nominated for National History Day ‘Teacher of the Year’
History

Birmingham, AL

May 10, 2022

May 10, 2022 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance has nominated Blakeney Doggette of Phillips Preparatory School in Mobile, Alabama, for...
Bryan Stevenson, John Lewis named Alabama Humanities Fellows
Alabama Humanities Honors Public Events 

Birmingham, AL

March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022 — Last week, the Alabama Humanities Alliance honored two new Alabama Humanities Fellows: Bryan Stevenson (pictured, above...
$50K to grow Alabama History Day
History

Birmingham, AL

September 23, 2021

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA / Sept. 23, 2021 — The Alabama Humanities Alliance has been awarded $50,000 to expand and diversify participation...