Month: April 2025

Crossroad Community Center’s Lane McLelland was honored at the Second Annual National Dialogue Awards on October 9th, 2015  at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Presented by the Sustained Dialogue Institute, the National Dialogue Awards honors those whose lives have been powerfully marked by the principles and values of the organization. The mission of the Sustained Dialogue Institute is to help people to transform conflictual…

“Fifty years ago, having a room like this filled with such a diverse gathering of allies in Tuscaloosa, Ala., would have been nearly impossible,” said Stillman College Vice President and Provost Mark McCormick in his opening remarks. “Nevertheless, discrimination still exists both in overt and covert forms. Discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality,…

Since 1990, The University of Alabama has joined Stillman College, Shelton State Community College and the Tuscaloosa Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to celebrate King’s legacy. For the past 11 years this celebration has included the Legacy Awards Banquet, which features a keynote speaker and recognizes three community members who embody the servant leadership of…