Health
The 50 Fattest Cities In The U.S. (2019)
By Derrick Lane, BDO Staff Writer There’s no doubt about it, Americans are the fattest people in the world, hands down. No, like for real. In fact, almost 40% of the U.S. population aged 15 […]
Month: April 2019
Headline News
‘One Woman Can Change The World Breakfast’
Special to Speakin’ Out News; courtesy photo credits: Rep. Laura Hall (HUNTSVILLE, AL) – – Rep Laura Hall (D19-Huntsville) hosted over 100 attendees to celebrate Women’s History Month with an annual breakfast, ‘One Woman Change […]
Top News
Spirituality, Activism and Social Transformation
By Russell Simmons, Exclusive to the NNPA Newswire We live in an age where polarization is the norm and demonizing anyone who thinks differently is the practice. Yet we still see the black collective as […]
City News
Alabama A&M University’s Vice President for Student Affairs Named American Council on Education Fellow
Story and photo submitted by Debra Daniel, Communications Specialist, Alabama A&M University PIC CAPTION: Gary B. Crosby, Ph.D., serves as Vice President for Student Affairs at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. Crosby brings over 15 […]
AAMU
INTRAMURALS: Bulldogs Unable to Reclaim Title
The Alabama A&M University Bulldog intramural basketball team could not defend their 2018 title this season and lost a two-point heartbreaker to Middle Tennessee State University in the championship game, settling for Men’s Division Runner-Up […]
State News
In Bicentennial Celebration, Alabama to Highlight Diversity, Slavery, and Civil Rights Progress Alongside Confederate Heritage
SOURCE: Associated Press In this Feb. 28, 2019, photo a worker adjusts a banner celebrating Alabama’s bicentennial outside the Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama is the latest state trying to balance […]
Religion
Black Church in Savannah, Georgia, Apologizes for Hosting Mayoral Meeting Excluding White Media
SOURCE: BlackChristiannews.com The church where a controversial mayoral candidate event took place Wednesday is now responding to the incident. Bolton Street Baptist Church in Savannah posted on its Facebook page Saturday morning stating: “Our church […]