Tuesday, 16 February 2021
City Council President William Parker wants the 2022 World Games to embellish Birmingham s reputation as a sports destination and foster closer ties with the National Football League (NFL).
Alabama s most populous city is set to stage the World Games in July next year, with flag football on the sports programme.
The NFL will be the presenting sponsor of games played at Legion Field, with with eight men s and eight women s teams set to compete. In strategy of really being known around the United States and around the world as a sports destination city, it’s important to have the NFL as a great partner, Parker said, as reported by local station
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, this week announced a $2.9 million federal grant to fund a feasibility study to determine possible locations in Birmingham for a Global Forum for Freedom and Justice Center.
The Global Forum for Freedom and Justice will be a hub where visitors from around the world can share ideas and Birmingham’s Civil Rights history, establish a leadership training institute and attract speakers from across the globe to discuss human and civil rights.
Carson said the grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration would go toward a feasibility study to help the Global Forum become an “anchor institution” for tech and leadership skills for the modern era and Birmingham is an ideal site.
Dr. Ben Carson announces $2.9 million federal grant to study civil rights ‘gateway’
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Trump administration, speaks in Linn Park on Dec. 15, 2020, about a federal grant of $2.9 million to study where to put a proposed Global Forum for Freedom and Justice campus in Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)
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Dr. Ben Carson stood in front of Birmingham’s Linn Park Christmas tree on Tuesday morning and announced a $2.9 million federal grant to study the best location for a proposed Global Forum for Freedom and Justice campus in Birmingham that will be a “gateway to the civil rights trail.”