August 2023 – Page 11

How researchers are helping to save and grow the black bear population in Alabama

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By John Sharp Jenna Malzahn moves with purpose as she opens Harriett’s jaws and extracts a tooth that will determine the sleeping bear’s age. It is only one of the many responsibilities the 27-year-old Auburn University […]

WILLIAMS-FOY, FULLER, WASHINGTON REPRESENT AAMU IN HBCU HALL OF FAME CLASS

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The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation has announced the 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees. The class show- cases the great contributions, global impact and exceptionalism of HBCU graduates in their areas of […]

Mississippi police ‘goon squad’ plead guilty to torturing Black men in racist attack

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By The Associated Press Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. […]

Caleb White’s cause of death still unknown as Pinson Valley mourns basketball standout

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By Carol Robinson Family and friends will gather tonight to honor Pinson Valley High School basketball standout Caleb White. The 17-year-old senior point guard died Thursday after collapsing at the school during a pickup game with his teammates. The […]

ALUM NAMED NABJ JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

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Jackson Receives Sam Lacy Pioneer Award as National Journalist of the Year The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) honored AAMU alum and longtime sportscaster Dee Jackson with the Sam Lacy Pioneer Award in partnership […]

Over 100 Huntsville City Schools Students Register for New AAMU Dual Enrollment Program

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Over 100 Huntsville City Schools Students Register for New AAMU Dual Enrollment Program Less than two weeks after the new program was announced, Alabama A&M University welcomed over 100 Huntsville City Schools high school seniors […]

Tampa mayor reels in 70 pounds of cocaine during Florida Keys fishing trip

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By Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (TNS) and Tribune Media Services There was something in the water, black and bobbing. The package adrift in the Atlantic caught the eye of a family enjoying a day of […]

Relatives looking for missing man find him shot to death in west Birmingham park

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A man who family members had been looking for since Saturday was found slain Sunday morning in western Birmingham. Birmingham police identified the victim as Robert Alexander Brown. He was 22 and lived in Bessemer. […]

Power company’s proposed land grab dares offend our rights

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By John Archibald This is an opinion column. Property was supposed to be sacred. A person’s home is their castle, right? I mean, you’re pretty much free to shoot somebody if they barge through your door […]

Navy now the third military branch without Senate-confirmed head due to Tuberville

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By Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston Defense One and Tribune Media Services The U.S. Navy would have a new chief today, but it won’t thanks to the continued block on officer promotions put in place by a […]