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New Alabama law means federal COVID benefits won’t increase state income taxes

March 2, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama taxpayers won’t have to pay more in state income tax because of the increased federal child tax credits they received last year. Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bill to shield […]

Baltimore tips off Tournament time

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Tournament time is here!. It all got started this week in Baltimore when the CIAA tipped off its Basketball Tournaments at the downtown Royal Farms Arena. It is the 76th men’s […]

WIMS ADDRESSES AAMU BOARD FOR FIRST TIME AS PRESIDENT

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY Board Holds February Meeting on Campus Huntsville, Ala. —- Dr. Daniel K. Wims addressed the Alabama A&M University Board of Trustees for the first time as the institution’s top officer on Friday, […]

WHAT WAS MALCOLM X WORKING ON WHEN HE WAS ASSASSINATED?

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Bilal G. Morris Life needs perspective. Malcolm X learned that when he traveled to Mecca to take his pilgrimage in April 1964. It’s heartbreaking to think about the pain his pregnant wife and four […]

Supreme Court May End Affirmative Action at Universities

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The Supreme Court said it will reconsider race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The Monday, January 24, announcement could eliminate campus practices that have widely benefitted […]

A BLACK HISTORY CHALLENGE – YEAR ROUND

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

“Eating An Elephant – One Bite At A Time” By Calvin Miller, II During the Tele-worship Service of my church, Madkins Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America on Sunday, February 6, I heard yet again […]

A&M’S BRIDGEFORTH FARM FAMILY ‘TARGETED’

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

Submitted by Dr. Ernst Cebert, AAMU Black Cotton Now this is what we call sustainable sourcing! A Black-owned cotton farm becomes the supplier for Target’s Black History Month (BHM) shirts. Bridgeforth Farms is a Black-owned […]

Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Library Association, its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported that 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content […]

Why the Enslaved Adopted the Religion of Their Masters and Transformed It

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

Dante Stewart The story of early African-American Christianity proves the power of the Resurrection against oppression. “The Resurrection has proved its power; there are Christians—even in Rome.” This is how Karl Barth, renowned Swiss theologian, […]

MORE ALBAMA SCHOOL DISTRICTS DROP MASK RULES

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Nearly all Alabama school districts and some universities have now dropped mask requirements, but none have banned them outright, and proposed state bans have not made progress in the legislature. According to the […]