AAMU
AAMU ALUM BECOMES JUDGE
Judge Stokes An avid Bulldog fan and lover of ‘all things AAMU’ has achieved yet another honor in Alabama’s major port city. Freddie Demetrius Stokes (above, center) has become a municipal court judge for the […]
Month: February 2022
State News
Man sues Alabama police after K-9 bite nearly cost him his arm
By Ashley Remkus, The Associated Press A man who spent 36 days in the hospital after a bite by a police dog nearly cost him his arm is now suing two Alabama police officers and […]
Black History
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: How the Black Church saved Black America
Political activists — including Malcolm X, of course, but especially the Black Panther Party in the latter half of the 1960s — have debated whether the role of the Black embrace of Christianity under slavery […]
Black History
Alabama officials receive complaints about Black History Month as state debates CRT legislation
By Trisha Powell Crain As Alabama lawmakers look to take up multiple bills in the coming weeks that would ban divisive concepts associated with critical race theory, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey on Wednesday told members of […]
Health
Medicare change: At-home COVID tests covered soon
By Leada Gore At-home COVID-19 tests will soon be covered by Medicare, the agency announced. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday Medicare beneficiaries and people with Medicare Advantage plans will have access to […]
AAMU
AAMU STUDENT RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP
Connecting Students to the Aerospace Field An Alabama A&M University mechanical engineering major is a recent recipient of the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, recently awarded to students at 26 institutions throughout the United States. Jarrett […]
Black History
A LISTING OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S NEARLY TWO DOZEN VISITS TO BIRMINGHAM
By Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham Times Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Birmingham have been intertwined ever since the Civil Rights leader helped dismantle segregation in a city once known as “Bombingham” for the […]
Black History
OP-ED: Top three reasons to invest in Reproductive Justice during Black History Month
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This Black History Month, give Black women the gift of empowerment by investing in organizations dedicated to Reproductive Justice (RJ). Black women have been at the forefront of every progressive social movement […]
Black History
Black History of Health: Frederick Douglass
by Jade Curtis Frederick Douglass was one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Born a slave in Maryland, he quickly learned that God had a much bigger plan for him. After escaping slavery […]
Politics
Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones to help guide Biden’s SCOTUS nominee through the Senate
By JOSEPH GEDEON and MYAH WARD Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones has been tapped to help guide President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee through the often-fraught Senate confirmation process, according to a source familiar […]