Health
5 Foods That Clog Your Colon
by Gemma Greene, BDO Staff Writer A healthy colon is about five feet long, two and a half inches in diameter, and weighs two to three pounds. The average American’s colon weighs ten to fifteen pounds. […]
Year: 2023
State News
Why are gas prices going up again? How high will they go?
By Leada Gore Summer drivers already dealing with scorching temperatures are feeling the heat in another place – the gas pump. At the start of the week, analyst Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com wrote the nation’s average price of […]
State News
Seclusion and restraint in Alabama schools: What do parents need to know?
By Trisha Powell Crain Hundreds of Alabama children may be physically restrained or secluded behind locked doors thousands of times during the school year, according to federal education data. The state has not provided journalists with […]
Religion
Defrocked Mobile priest reportedly left country with 18-year-old, possibly to perform exorcism
By Warren Kulo The Archdiocese of Mobile announced Wednesday that one of its parish priests had been stripped of his duties after he “abandoned his assignment.” Fr. Alex Crow had served in the Archdiocese since […]
AAMU
NEW GRANT TO SUPPORT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
Alabama A&M has received a $185,000 Department of Defense (DoD) grant for research in the trusted artificial intelligence priority area. The grant is made under the FY 2023 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and […]
Crime
Missing Alabama girl, 14, found in Kentucky; 43-year-old man posing as teen arrested, sheriff says
By Carol Robinson A 14-year-old Alabama girl reported missing from her Lee County home was found safe in Kentucky, and the man she was with is now behind bars. On Tuesday, according to the Lee County […]
City News
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Recognizes Two Drake State Students
Press Release HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) recognized two Drake State Community and Technical College students today. Makahla […]
Commentary
Alabama $90 million math, science teacher program isn’t measuring results, report says
By Trisha Powell Crain It isn’t clear if a $90 million program designed to recruit and retain math and science teachers in middle and high school is working, the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services wrote in a […]
State News
Mobile seeks contractor to build plaza dedicated to baseball Hall of Famers
By John Sharp Hank Aaron and Billy Williams grew up playing for Ed Tucker’s Mobile Black Bears. Satchel Paige first played baseball in Mobile, during the 1920s. Willie McCovey played ball on a Mobile playground, learning […]
Health
10 Foods That Naturally Lower Cholesterol
by Daunte Henderson, BlackDoctor.org Contributor High cholesterol sends many of our people to the doctor for medication. As they say, “Let thy food be thy medicine.” Here’s a list of 10 foods to help you lower your […]