Commentary
One Woman’s Opinion
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Year: 2021
Sports
Sonja Stills named new MEAC Commissioner
NORFOLK, Va. – After a com- prehensive and competitive national search, the Mid Eastern Athletics Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors announced Sonja Stills Monday as the next MEAC Commissioner effective January 1, 2022. With […]
AAMU
Alums Taking Film Making to a Whole ‘Nother Level!
An inspired group of Alabama A&M University alumni has been making strides in the development of the film “The Normal Life.” The film will feature the days of young men and women who bonded and […]
Religion
Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church ‘Gas on God’
Submitted by Greg Miley, SON Staff Writer The Progressive Union M. B. Church blessed the Huntsville community with ‘Gas on God’, a free gas giveaway on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Kroger on Oakwood Avenue […]
Business
Major Changes Announced to U.S. Department of Education’s Loan Forgiveness Plan
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA NEWSWIRE — In total, the Department estimates that over 550,000 borrowers who have previously consolidated will see an increase in qualifying payments with the average borrower receiving another two years […]
State News
Tuskegee marching band threatens strike: ‘We will no longer allow ourselves to be exploited’
By The Associated Press Members of the Tuskegee University marching band are threatening to quit performing at school events to protest what they say is a lack of resources and support. Concerned members of the Marching […]
Health
Can Nuts Keep Your Breast Cancer From Returning?
For long-term breast cancer survivors, nut consumption is associated with improved disease-free survival, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in the International Journal of Cancer. This could be beneficial for Black women who […]
National News
Federal Student Debt Forgiveness Program Receives Massive Makeover
By: Atlanta Daily World | Black Information Network ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — The newly revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will eliminate federal loans for all applicants after borrowers make 10 years of payments. An […]
Commentary
COMMENTARY: When a Child Shoots a Child at School…
By Karanja A. Ajanaku | New Tri-State Defender NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — With 100-plus children treated for gunshot wounds at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital alone, according to chief medical officer Barry Gilmore, the scope of the […]
City News
NCBW POWER UP Model Chapter!
Submitted by GHAC The National Coalition of 100 Black Women Greater Huntsville Area Chapter (GHAC), Incorporated at the 20th Biennial of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Incorporated, NCBW POWER UP! Excellence LEADS to […]