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Reginald F. Lewis: The Billion-Dollar Businessman Who Broke Barriers

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

Reginald F. Lewis, a trailblazing entrepreneur and financier, made history as one of the first African Americans to build a billion-dollar company. As the chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Lewis redefined what […]

5 Alabama civil rights sites nominated for World Heritage List

July 31, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Five historic sites in Alabama associated with the civil rights movement are being nominated to be added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). […]

Roy S. Johnson: 29 years after Million Man March (I was there), Black men must mobilize again

July 30, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. I still recall the feeling as the escalator ascended. It was almost 29 years ago, and I’d taken an early train from New York to Washington, D.C., […]

Equal Justice Initiative adds statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to Legacy Plaza in Montgomery

June 26, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Equal Justice Initiative has added a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to its Legacy Plaza, the latest addition to the organization’s growing footprint of memorials, educational sites, and parks in downtown […]

Nat Geo’s ‘Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship’ explores slave ship discovered in Mobile, how to watch

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Josie Howell The new National Geographic documentary Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship is scheduled to premiere Monday, June 17 at 8/7c. During Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship, archaeologists explore the sunken wreck of the slave ship Clotilda. Previous […]

Beulah Toney: A Trailblazer in Huntsville’s History of Civil Rights Activism

February 27, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Speakin’ Out News Beulah Toney’s roots run deep in the soil of Huntsville, Alabama, where she entered the world on November 13, 1935, at a humble abode on County Line Road. She emerged as […]

Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD (b. 1939)

February 21, 2024 Bouldin 0

In a pivotal experience while working as an intern at Philadelphia General Hospital in 1964, Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD, admitted a baby with a swollen, infected hand. The baby suffered from sickle cell disease, which […]

Alabama’s First Black State Trooper – Tyrone Anderson – Paved a Path for Diversity

February 20, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The Alabama State Troopers were once known for their brutality and callous disregard of the Constitutional rights afforded the citizens of the United States, especially the rights of African-Americans. The civil rights […]

James McCune Smith: Pioneering Physician and Advocate for Equality

February 14, 2024 Bouldin 0

James McCune Smith (April 18, 1813 – November 17, 1865) emerged as a trailblazer in American history, embodying the essence of resilience and determination as a pioneering physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author. His legacy transcends […]

Celebrating Resilience: The Remarkable Journey of Jeanette Scissum, NASA Pioneer

February 13, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Speakin’ Out News (SOURCE: Huntsville City Blog and www.mathematicallygiftedandblack.com) Jeanette Scissum, now 84 years old, remains uncertain about what quali- ties her father recognized in her that prompted his insistence on her pursuit of […]