Culture

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWSSource: AL.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Laughter may be the best medicine, but one Huntsville comedy theater is proving that healing comes in many forms — including helping those in need. The Shenanigans Comedy Theater, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS On November 3, local TV show Inside Huntsville, hosted by Brenda Martin, shone a spotlight on one of the community’s most anticipated events — the Alabama A&M University Alumni Hall of […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A south Alabama man is facing federal charges after investigators say he sent violent threats to a Mountain Brook rabbi and other religious and political leaders across several states. Jeremy Wayne […]

The former president’s surprising confession stirs questions about his faith, humility, and political image. The former president’s surprising confession stirs questions about his faith, humility, and political image. Nationwide — In a moment that caught even […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS GEE’S BEND, Ala. — The 2025 Airing of the Quilts Festival, held on Saturday, October 4, in the historic Gee’s Bend community of Wilcox County, celebrated the area’s world-renowned quiltmakers and the Black Belt […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS GALLION, Ala. — Nearly a century after first opening its doors to African-American students during segregation, the Oak Grove School in Gallion, Hale County, has reopened as a community center and museum celebrating Alabama’s Black educational […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Monday, faith leaders and community advocates gathered outside the downtown office of U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R–Ala.) for a peaceful Moral Mondays demonstration calling for action on poverty, healthcare, and voting […]

By Maya Aaron, OUC PR Intern HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Oakwood University Church (OUC) invites families in Huntsville and surrounding  communities to join the fun at this year’s Fall Festival under the theme, “Creation,” on Sunday, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Dr. Jim Vickrey, a Montgomery native who witnessed the birth of the modern Civil Rights Movement, is sharing his deeply personal story in a new memoir, Awakenings to […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Residents across the Rocket City took to the streets over the weekend as part of a nationwide day of protest, giving the movement a distinctly Huntsville flavor. On Saturday, October […]