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Alabama cuts more pre-K equity resources after removing NAEYC manual, firing Barbara Cooper

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbac Alabama is cutting additional teaching resources that address bias and inequity in preschool and day care settings. The changes came quickly, spurred by a complaint earlier in April that Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, […]

Alabama lawmakers ‘beyond frustration’ over Space Command

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Lee Roop U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told the leader of the Air Force today that Alabama lawmakers “are beyond the point of frustration with the continued delay in […]

Alabama deputy athletic director arrested on domestic violence charge

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Rodak Matt Self, one of the senior members of the University of Alabama’s athletic department and the department’s administrator for the football program, was arrested Sunday by Tuscaloosa police on a domestic violence charge. According to […]

USDA Faculty Exchange Program Helps Tuskegee University Expand Its International Impact

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

For 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Faculty Exchange Program Fellows from Africa, the Spring 2023 semester started with a journey thousands of miles from home to embark on a new and exciting academic exchange […]

Alabama would ban drag performances from schools, libraries, presence of children

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach A new bill filed by Alabama House Republicans would ban all public drag shows, among other performances, in the presence of minors. HB401, filed Thursday, would outlaw any “lewd or lascivious dancing, presentations, […]

Search continues for Jefferson County man wanted in fatal stabbing of girlfriend, shooting of 4 others

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson The search continues for a man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and then shooting four people a short time later. Cortrell Burks, 50, is sought in the Sunday slaying of 40-year-old Erica […]

Alabama A&M sees record number of applicants, expects record 2023 enrollment

May 2, 2023 Bouldin Comments Off

By Kalyn Dunkins Alabama A&M University celebrated a record total of 9,757 accepted freshmen to date for fall 2023. The college beat its own previous record of 9,039 acceptances set in 2019, and is on track […]

AAMU’S HONDA TEAM AIMING HIGH FOR 2024

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

Beyond Sweet 16 What a week! The 2023 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship was an experience to remember. After Alabama A&M University’s of veterans all graduated, team capain Carla Draper Holloway actually was […]

Book bans are a local affair in Alabama schools. That could change.

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain A Shelby County middle school removed a book about the Black Lives Matter movement in 2022 after a local father complained. Daniel Hill considers his effort, one of only two book complaints […]

‘Bar Rescue’ star’s Taffer’s Tavern is coming to Alabama

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Shauna Stuart A location of Taffer’s Tavern, the restaurant franchise founded by Jon Taffer, a longtime hospitality consultant and star of Paramount Network’s “Bar Rescue,” is coming to Montgomery. Taffer’s Tavern made the announcement earlier this […]