Richard Arrington Jr. (born October 19, 1934 in Livingston, Alabama) was the first Black mayor of the city of Birmingham, Alabama (U.S.), serving 20 years...

Georgia and Tulsa. Arrington was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of Hazel (née Cameron; 1925–2013) and Richard Adler Arrington Jr (1911–1977). Counted...

Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained...

(1985–2003) Richard Armitage (politician) (born 1945), American government official, Deputy Secretary of State (2001–2005) Richard Arrington Jr. (born 1934)...

player Richard Arrington Jr. (born 1934), American politician Richard Olney Arrington (1897–1963), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi Arrington Dixon...

led to the election of Birmingham's first African-American mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., in 1979. In 1989 a change was made to elect council members by...

state and local officials and party officeholders Alabama Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr. of Birmingham California Mayor and 1982 Democratic Gubernatorial...

softball, cross country, and golf. Their nickname is the Golden Bears. Richard Arrington Jr., first African-American Mayor of the City of Birmingham U. W. Clemon...

residents to nearby independent suburbs. In 1979, Birmingham elected Dr. Richard Arrington Jr. as its first African-American mayor. The population inside Birmingham's...

losing his bid for reelection to Richard Arrington, Jr. In 1980 Vann became a lobbyist and special counsel to Arrington, and served two terms as chair of...

1979, he ran for mayor of Birmingham, receiving 2.5% of the vote. Richard Arrington Jr. won the mayoral election, becoming Birmingham's first African American...

letter, Texas president Jay Hartzell and Oklahoma president Joseph Harroz Jr. wrote, "We believe that there would be mutual benefit to the Universities...

names BJCC Coliseum (1976–99) BJCC Arena (1999–2014) Address 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N. Location Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. Coordinates 33°31′26″N...

Burlington, Vermont Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago, Illinois Mayor Richard Arrington Jr. of Birmingham, Alabama Actor and comedian Bill Cosby Activist Paul...

Convention Complex Exterior view of the complex (c.2011) Address 2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd N Birmingham, AL 35203-1102 Location Druid Hills Owner Birmingham-Jefferson...

school, was in an unincorporated area near York. It closed in 2017. Richard Arrington, Jr., first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Mario Austin...

state and local officials and party officeholders Alabama Mayor Richard Arrington, Jr. of Birmingham California Mayor and 1982 Democratic Gubernatorial...

October 18 – Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (d. 1970) October 19 Richard Arrington Jr., first Black mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Glória Menezes, Brazilian...

Coast AM) Allison Payne, former anchorwoman with WGN-TV, Chicago Richard Arrington, Jr., first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama Donald W....

Political offices Preceded by Richard Arrington Jr. Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama (Interim) 1999 Succeeded by Bernard Kincaid Preceded by Roderick Royal...

Building built. 1975 - Birmingham Vulcans football team formed. 1979 - Richard Arrington, Jr. becomes mayor. 1980 - Population: 284,413. 1982 Community Food...

Kincaid 26th Mayor of Birmingham In office 1999–2007 Preceded by Richard Arrington Jr. Succeeded by Larry Langford Personal details Born (1945-06-05) June...

Dukakis campaign could have run a worse campaign than they've run". Richard Arrington Jr., the mayor of Birmingham and national co-chair of Dukakis' campaign...

Martin Luther King, Jr. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 0-8203-0898-6. Franklin, Jimmie (1989). Back to Birmingham: Richard Arrington, Jr. and His Times...

Leonard James Arrington (July 2, 1917 – February 11, 1999) was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association. He is known...

First African American to be elected mayor of Birmingham, Alabama: Richard Arrington, Jr. First African American to be appointed mayor of New London, Connecticut:...

members of the Alabama Zoological Society worked with Birmingham mayor Richard Arrington Jr. and other political leaders to set up a public-private partnership...

first black person to defeat an incumbent white mayor in Alabama. Richard Arrington Jr., who had served on the Birmingham, Alabama city council from 1971...

and schools have been named after Alpha men, such as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Thurgood Marshall Public Policy Building at the University...

School Booker T. Washington K-8 School Dupuy Alternative School Richard Arrington, Jr. Elementary School Avondale Elementary School Barrett Elementary...