Commentary
ONE WOMAN’S OPINION
Thanks to Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. I wish everyone a happy, blessed week as Fall is around the corner. Thanks to Mr. William Smothers for showing the public there is […]
Year: 2021
Health
ALABAMA HAS NET OF ONLY 2 ICU BEDS IN STATE, HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS
By Mike Cason As Alabama faces a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to a low vaccination rate and the more contagious delta variant of the coronavirus, the state has a net of only […]
Religion
Big Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Hat Day Program
Submitted by Debbie Robinson-Matthews Call to Worship by Elder Jeffery Jefferson. Devotion, Mother Pinky Clayborn, Triana CPCA Church. Scripture, Minister, Doro Nelms, Pentecostal Lighthouse Church. Welcome, Sister Edna Rice, Big Shiloh PB Church. Offering, Sister […]
City News
Mrs. Rosemary Robinson and the Dr. Izora P. Harrison Foundation
Story and photos by Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News staff writer The public launch of the Dr. Izora P. Harrison Foundation was held on Saturday, August 7, 2021, at 4:00 p.m., at the Cooper House […]
AAMU
NSF AWARDS ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY $2.2M FOR INSPIRE PROJECT
Unique STEM Support for College and Middle School By Jerome Saintjones, Director, Office of Marketing & Public Relations Alabama A&M University Huntsville, Ala. —- Alabama A&M University has received a $2.2 million National Science Foundation […]
Sports
TRAGEDY AT VA. UNION PRACTICE: Quandarius Wilburn Dies
LUT WILLIAMS, BCSP Editor RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Union University announced Monday that 19-year old Quandarius Wilburn, a 6-4, 230 pound defensive end on the Panthers’ football team, collapsed during a workout Sunday and later […]
Commentary
Who’s the GOP (Grand Old Party) Kidding with Its See We’re Not Racist Stunts
Earl Ofari Hutchinson First, it was Juneteenth. Now it’s Willie O’Ree. Let’s take both and then try to see what the GOP is up to. Remember seeming from nowhere all fifty GOP senators enthusiastically signed […]
Religion
Despite success in Hollywood and music industry, Tamela Mann says her only goal is to live for Jesus
By Jeannie Ortega Law, Christian Post Reporter Grammy Award-winning singer Tamela Mann released her latest album, Overcomer, this month and said despite her great success in Hollywood and gospel music, her primary goal is to honor God until […]
AAMU
Alabama A&M Athletics Story No. 1: Football Earns First HBCU National Championship in Historic Season
By www.aamusports.com/ HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – With the close of the most unique season in program history, the Alabama A&M Sports Information Office has been counting down the Top-10 stories of the 2020-21 season throughout the summer. […]
Health
Alabama reported 88 new COVID deaths in first week of August, 24 in one county
By Ramsey Archibald The Alabama Department of Public Health reported 88 new COVID-19 deaths in the first seven days of August, and more than a quarter of them were in Mobile County. The state reported […]