February 2025 – Page 8

ALABAMA NAACP PLANS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE

February 17, 2025 Bouldin 0

The Alabama NAACP and other social justice organizations plan to participate in Advocacy Day, at the Alabama State House, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 10 a.m., to voice our concerns to Alabama legislators. “We want Alabamians […]

OBITUARIES 2/19 – 2/25/2025

February 17, 2025 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Daryl Degraffenried February 10, 1962 – February 13, 2025 Funeral service for Mr. Daryl Degraffenried will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church […]

Leaders trying to hold on as tourney time nears

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

This week, the BCSP profiles the mid-February leaders in the four HBCU 56-54 win at second-place Tuskegee Saturday before winning at Spring Hill Monday, 79-63. Tuskegee (8-8) also fell to Lane Monday, 65-62. The next […]

Hidden Black History: Africa Wasn’t Originally Named “Africa”

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop While it’s not surprising to learn that a country’s or continent’s current name is different from what the indigenous people used, it’s not every day that you find out what the original name […]

Award-winning combat pilot, one of last living Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Alaina Bookman Harry Stewart Jr., a 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and decorated World War II veteran who broke barriers in the military, has died. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum said Feb. 2 that Stewart, one […]

Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a plantation in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba. […]

‘Bridgerton’ writer among Alabama ties to NAACP Image Award nominations

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker The list of nominees for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards includes several works or creators with ties to Alabama, including a writer who contributed to the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton.” The NAACP unveiled the list of […]

Alabama minors would no longer be able make medical or mental health decisions under new bill

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann Alabama state Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, has filed a bill to raise the age, from 14 to 18, at which people can make their own medical decisions. Sens. Jack Williams, R-Wilmer, and Gerald […]

Local Firm Creates Smooth Transitions for Teens on the Spectrum

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

Reprint from The Valley Weekly The entirety of the teenage years is replete with challenge and emotions. One operation is working to offer options and solutions. S Brown & Associates LLC is committed to transforming […]

10 Signs Your Immune System Is In Trouble

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

Blackdoctor.org There’s a lot of advice out there about boosting your immune system but how do you even know when it’s in trouble? One way people usually identify that their immune system might not be […]