Press & Media Coverage

Digital Coverage

Montgomery Advertiser - Wanda Battle: Community Hero for May 2022 (May 10, 2022)

Montgomery Advertiser - Birmingham's 31-year-old Ashley M. Jones Commissioned as Alabama's First Black Poet Laureate (Dec. 2, 2021)

NBC News - Bid considered to wipe Alabama arrest records of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks (Oct. 30, 2021)

CNN - Claudette Colvin was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Now she's fighting to get her record expunged (Oct. 27, 2021)

Evening Standard - Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin seeks to clear her record for refusing to give up bus seat (Oct. 27, 2021)

The Washington Post - The Statue of A Doctor Who Experimented On Enslaved Women Still Stands in Alabama (Oct. 1, 2021)

The New York Times - Juanita Abernathy, a Force in the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 87 (Sept. 13, 2019)

Our Southern Souls - Just Share The Love (Jan. 21, 2019)

Southern Living Magazine - The New National Memorial You Must See In Montgomery, Alabama (Jan. 18, 2019)

Southern Living Magazine - The Tour Minister At This Alabama Church Will Change Your Life (Jan. 17, 2019)

NBC News - U.S. Civil Rights Trail guides tourists through black history (Feb. 24, 2018)

Podcasts/Audio/Video

Under The Influence Facebook Live - “The Wonder Years: Montgomery Reacts” (Oct. 22, 2021)

Redemption’s Table Podcast - “And Let It Begin With Me” (Nov. 18, 2019)

Print coverage

Southern Living Magazine - The Meaning of Watch Night, pgs. 146—151 (December 2021)

Montgomery Advertiser Newspaper - We Need More People Like Dexter Ave. Baptist Church's Wanda Battle (Oct. 29, 2019)

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In-Person/virtual Interviews/Speaking Engagements

Globalties Arizona - Human and Civil Rights for Marginalized Communities - ZOOM Presentation, Featured Speaker (March 21, 2022)

“The Role of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church during The American Civil Rights Movement”

Ozark, Alabama Civic Center - Power of Youth Leadership Forum, Featured Speaker (December 8, 2021)

“To Be Your, Gifted and You In A World Of Diversity”

City of Montgomery Mayor's Office - 66th Anniversary Commemorative Speech Honoring Claudette Colvin, Featured Speaker (March 2, 2021)

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church - Songs Presentation, Singer (Feb. 23, 2021)

"Lift Every Voice and Sing: Songs of Freedom"

Illinois College, Featured Speaker (Feb. 10, 2021)

Topic: "Human Rights and You"

Santa Clara Office of District Attorney - Public Information Officer with Cynthia Sumida, Keynote Speaker (Feb. 12, 2020)

Topic: “Answer The Call”

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church - Journey to Alabama with the Compassionate Listening Project (Jan. 3, 2020) - attach/link transcription

Alabama Rural Electric Association Cooperatives - Executive Assistants Conference with Dr. Rubye H. Braye, Guest Speaker (Sept. 5-6, 2019)

Topic: “Your Best Self For Success”
Topic: “Live On Purpose”

Alabama Rural Electric Association Cooperatives - Business Administration Conference - Human Resources & Accounting Executives, Keynote Speaker (Aug. 29, 2019)

Topic: “A Winning Blueprint for Success”

Reviews

And Let It Begin With Me

“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” Those are words today’s podcast guest, Wanda Howard Battle, has taken to heart. She embodies that challenge and she encourages others to join her.

Wanda Howard BattleJanuary 15, 2021

Just Share The Love

A conversation with Wanda and Our Southern Souls — Sharing the Soul of America one person at a time.

Wanda Howard BattleJanuary 15, 2021

The New National Memorial You Must See In Montgomery, Alabama

With the help of a few visionaries, Alabama's capital city confronts its past and lays claim to a promising future

Wanda Howard BattleJanuary 15, 2021