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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Black History of Health: Whoopi Goldberg

March 23, 2022 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop She was born Caryn Elaine Johnson but the world knows her as Whoopi Goldberg. Born in 1955, she started acting at eight but really began her illustrious career in 1983 on stage with […]

CELEBRATING WOMEN HISTORY: JARENA LEE : TRAILBLAZING AFRICAN AMERICAN PREACHER AND ‘SELF-MADE’ WOMAN

March 15, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ryan Foley One Sunday in 1817, Jarena Lee attended a service at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Philadelphia. A former servant, Lee had become a Christian nearly a decade before—a conversion […]

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CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH : Revolutionary Poet Sonia Sanchez To Be Honored With Edward MacDowell Medal

March 15, 2022 Bouldin 0

Past recipients include Toni Morrison and Robert Frost. by Brandee Sanders Acclaimed poet and activist Sonia Sanchez’s expansive collection of work has been symbolic of Black liberation, resilience and pride; inspiring generations of writers and change […]

Alabama’s Black girls now see in Supreme Court nominee highest levels themselves

March 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column.Shanta Owens was at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport Friday morning, corralling her family for a weekend trip to visit friends in Texas. A district judge in the criminal division […]

Black History of Health: Wendy Williams

March 4, 2022 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop Many people know Wendy Williams from her famous television show but the celebrity actually got her start in radio. Starting in 1986, she didn’t spread her wings to television until 22 years later […]

Why the Enslaved Adopted the Religion of Their Masters and Transformed It

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

Dante Stewart The story of early African-American Christianity proves the power of the Resurrection against oppression. “The Resurrection has proved its power; there are Christians—even in Rome.” This is how Karl Barth, renowned Swiss theologian, […]

Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

February 25, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Library Association, its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported that 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content […]