2023 – Page 180

New clue emerges in 2021 shooting death of woman found in Birmingham yard

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson New information has emerged in the 2021 slaying of woman found shot to death in the front yard of a Birmingham home. Nia Peoples, 30, was discovered about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in […]

Teach Black History Better by Learning from Jesus

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

RANN MILLER How Christian teachers can tell the story of Black history in culturally relevant ways. As a kid, my friends and I believed that the designation Black History Month in February was due to […]

Alabama offers at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A program for at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases will continue in Alabama in 2023. The Alabama Department of Public Health has renewed its STD/HIV home specimen collection kit program. The initiative, a […]

Alabama football pioneer retires after 50 seasons of coaching

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mark Inabinett John Mitchell announced his retirement from coaching on Wednesday, bringing an end to 29 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his half-century on the football sideline. “I’m not sure that I can offer sufficient […]

Tuscaloosa schools, NAACP spar over tax vote after Black History Month student walkout

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Local and state NAACP leaders are calling for continued pressure after Tuscaloosa County students organized a walkout and made numerous allegations of racism in local schools. A Hillcrest High School senior, Jamiyah Brown, says student […]

Helena student raised $10,000 to buy his teacher a car, claims law stopped the effort

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz When Chris Wamble learned his English teacher was carpooling to work after having car trouble, he organized a fundraiser to pay for a new vehicle. The Helena High School senior, 17, and five […]

AAMU GARNERS FIRST PLACE HONORS AT BEYA

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

AAMU Garners First Place Honors at BEYA The 7th Annual AMIE Design Challenge and Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) took place February 9-11 in Washington, D.C., and Alabama A&M University students made an […]

David Ruggles, 19th-Century Abolitionist Known as ‘the Soul of the Underground Railroad, Owned the First Black Bookstore and Helped Free 600 Slaves, Including Frederick Douglass

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

SOURCE: USA Today, Javonte Anderson IN THE DEAD of a cold December night, David Ruggles woke up to the sound of a commotion outside his front door. Then, the pounding started. A voice outside asked, “Is […]

Samford campus revival, inspired by Asbury University, reaches third day

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Ruth Serven Smith Students at Samford University gathered at the school’s Reid Chapel Wednesday to pray and sing. Then, as the school canceled Thursday classes due to weather, students continued to meet, until, by Friday, […]

OBITUARIES 2/22 – 2/28/2023

February 20, 2023 Bouldin 0

TRAGIC DEATHS Families remember soldiers killed in Alabama helicopter crash: ‘Went down fighting to save lives’ ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. PEARLIE MAE MALONE MOORE JULY 25, 1942 – FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Funeral service will be […]