Commentary
One Woman’s Opinion
Thanks to Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. Mr. William Smothers has a beautiful family and has been the owner of the paper for many years. A big thanks to him for […]
Articles by Bouldin
Business
Black Unemployment Rate Improves Amid Historic Jobs Report
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — The president highlighted the 6.6 million jobs added to the U.S. economy in the year since he took office. “It comes alongside the […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 3/9 – 3/15/2022
HISTORICAL DEATHS More possible victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre found in mass grave ROYAL FUNERAL HOME DEACON JOHN HENRY HURT JUNE 20, 1936 – MARCH 5, 2022 Funeral service will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, […]
Commentary
OP-ED: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Supports the Expedient Confirmation of a Black Woman to Become the Next United States Supreme Court Justice
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We stand united in the continued fight for Black women to be represented in all arenas important to the progress of our nation, and we are ready to walk arm-in-arm with this […]
City News
AHSAA executive director Alvin Briggs: Association upheld agreement Oakwood signed when it joined
By Ben Thomas Alabama High School Athletic Association executive director Alvin Briggs responded Thursday to Gov. Kay Ivey’s e-mail earlier this week. The e-mail was critical of the way the AHSAA handled the situation with Oakwood […]
Sports
Four tourneys tip as MEAC and SWAC finish
LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Hoops tournament season is in full swing with four involving black college teams going at it this week. The CIAA had the stage to itself last week as it crowned its […]
City News
Huntsville’s booming growth taking toll on overcrowded Grissom High School
By Paul Gattis Ground zero for Huntsville’s booming population growth can be found on a quiet roadway with little traffic in the south end of the city. It’s here that the city’s largest high school, built […]
State News
Alabama educators oppose compromise CRT bill that would ban ‘divisive’ concepts from classrooms
By Rebecca Griesbach A new bill seeking to prohibit concepts related to race, gender and religion sparked confusion from Black lawmakers and concern from Alabama teachers, education leaders and college faculty at a public hearing Wednesday […]
Politics
Lawmakers advance bill in response to complaints about Brookside’s police jurisdiction
By Mike Cason A bill to make it a crime to misrepresent the boundaries of a municipality’s police jurisdiction, such as by moving signs or markers, won approval today in an Alabama House committee. Rep. Juandalynn […]
Crime
Ex-Mobile day care van driver gets 20 years for hot vehicle death of 5-year-old Kamden Johnson
By Howard Koplowitz The former Mobile day care van driver who pleaded guilty late last year to manslaughter in the hot vehicle death of a 5-year-old boy was sentenced to 20 years in state prison Thursday. […]