May 2023 – Page 3

More small, majority Black schools are closing across rural Alabama

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Keziyah Morgan didn’t mince words when she took the stage Tuesday evening. In her salutatory address, the LaFayette High School senior reminisced over the joyous, comedic and sometimes difficult moments she shared […]

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin calls Tuberville’s inner city teachers comment ‘dog whistling’

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today said he “could not be more disappointed” in comments by Sen. Tommy Tuberville about inner city teachers. “The hard working, committed teachers in our community – including […]

TUBERVILLE ON INNER CITY TEACHERS: ‘I DON’T KNOW WHETHER THEY CAN READ AND WRITE

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville in a wide-ranging interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Thursday decried the quality of public school education, saying children today are “addicted” to social media and yet don’t […]

Moments spark movements, from Alabama shipyard attack on Blacks to George Floyd’s

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Movements are often launched by a moment, seismic change by a single calamity. Or crime. Three years ago, on this day, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, […]

FLORIDA A&M TAKES FIRST SWAC BASEBALL TITLE, TO MEET FLORIDA IN NCAA REGIONAL

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

ATLANTA, Ga. – Florida A&M, in only its second year in the Southwestern Athletics Conference (SWAC), defeated fellow second- year member Bethune-Cookman 9-6 Sunday to claim the first baseball championship for the Rattlers. Both former […]

CONNELL MAYNOR TO BE INDUCTED INTO E.E. SMITH HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor will be inducted into the E.E. Smith High School Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, May 28 at the Crown Complex in Fayetteville, N.C. this coming weekend. The […]

These Alabama high schools best prepare graduates for college, careers

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain It’s graduation season, and The Alabama Education Lab at AL.com took a look at which high schools the state says do the best job at sending students on to their next step. […]

Facebook’s ‘Look Who Died’ Messenger scam spreading: What to do if you clicked on link

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Curiosity may have killed the cat but when it comes to online messages, it can also open you up to criminals looking to steal your information. Cyber security experts at DataProt are warning […]

Should gun stores be allowed near schools? These parents are fighting to keep them away.

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Anna Claire Vollers Ashley Singleton never thought of herself an activist until a gun store opened next to her son’s elementary school. While the nondescript brick storefront was under construction, she passed it twice a […]

14-year-old killed, 8-year-old injured in east Alabama ATV crash

May 30, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Georgia teen was killed, and a child injured, in an ATV crash Friday afternoon in an east Alabama. The wreck happened at 2:25 p.m. on Cherokee County 102, about two miles north […]