2021 – Page 33

HBCU advocates urge Congress to deliver on Biden’s promises

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel When Congress reached a compromise on the infrastructure bill this summer, historically Black college and university advocates were struck by the absence of President Biden’s proposals to support the schools. Gone was any mention of […]

Is It Really Possible To Reverse Dementia?

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop According to recent data, African Americans are not only more likely to be diagnosed with dementia, but they are also at risk for being diagnosed at a much later stage. That information is […]

ALABAMA A&M SECURES $1 MILLION FROM JKC FOUNDATION

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

Gift Marks Second Million Dollar Gift in Recent Weeks Huntsville, Ala. —- Alabama A&M University was recently awarded a $1 million grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. This gift will be used to establish […]

Alabama House minority leader Anthony Daniels says Dems. studying prison plan

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The leader of the Democratic minority in the Alabama House of Representatives said the caucus is gathering information about a plan to build two new men’s prisons and close four old ones, […]

Some Parents are a Clear and Present Danger to Their Children

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Sandra Beckard, Speakin’ Out News Staff Writer Huntsville, AL – There was a time when you would hear a parent state that they would do anything to save the life of their child, including […]

Why So Many Americans Still Believe 9/11 was a Conspiracy

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The two decades since the hijacked 747s rammed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon hasn’t changed one thing. Millions of Americans still fervently believe that the 9/11 terror attacks […]

The results are in: Alabama standardized test reading, math scores fell during pandemic year

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Test scores for Alabama’s students are down this year, an expected decline from 2019, the last year students took statewide tests. Under half of second-graders were deemed proficient in English Language Arts […]

Are Lash Extensions Putting the health Your Eyes at Risk?

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Ly’Nita Carter Beauty can come at a price but you should ask yourself if your lash extensions are worth putting your eyes at risk for bacterial or fungal infections. It seems like every time I […]

Alabama’s new prison plan includes using $400 million in COVID-19 federal relief funds

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Alabama House Republican caucus met today to discuss a new plan to build two men’s prisons and one for women, the latest effort to fix what Gov. Kay Ivey called Alabama’s “longstanding, yet […]

WILL COVID VACCINE FOR KIDS AGES 5-11 BE AVAILABLE BY HALLOWEEN?

September 17, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Deb Kiner The former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and a Pfizer board member said on Sunday that a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could be ready as […]