Andrea Taylor, BCRI President And CEO, Talks About Institute’s Role In Increasingly Complex Society

By Anita DebroThe Birmingham Times

It’s been two years since Andrea Taylor joined the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) as president and CEO. During that time, her challenge has been to keep the institute moving forward and ensure that it stays relevant.

The BCRI, which opened in November 1992, is part of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. It reaches more than 150,000 individuals each year through its award-winning programs and services. Since its opening, more than two million visitors have come through its doors.

Taylor has said the BCRI’s mission is to enlighten each generation about civil and human rights by exploring our common past and working together in the present to build a better future. She wants to attract more people to the institute to share Birmingham’s history and to continue a dialogue about how that history relates to today.As the BCRI celebrates its 25th anniversary, Taylor recently discussed the challenges, goals and today’s political climate with The Birmingham Times.

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