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Compiled by Speakin’ Out News staff; photo credits: Shelly Williams, Speakin’ Out News photographer (HUNTSVILLE, AL) — The Racial Equity Fund Annual Luncheon was held on February 9, 2023, at the Ernest Knight Center on […]

By DAVID PERSON I want Keith to get the second chance that we all want when we get in trouble. Whether innocent or guilty. Last week Thursday, a friend in Birmingham texted me about the […]

By Scott Turner The Alabama Department of Corrections will be releasing nearly 400 inmates statewide on Tuesday. The mass release – which will put the early- release inmates under the supervision of the Alabama Bureau […]

By Scott Turner  The Madison County Commission is still waiting for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to appoint a replacement for Dale Strong as chairman. “We are all trying to fill that role as best we […]

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Andy Rose, CNN After University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was charged with murder in the death of a 23-year-old mother and removed from the team, the victim’s loved ones say she was shot […]

By Jerome Saintjones, M.Ed., Ed.S., The Rosetta James Foundation will hold its first “Honoring Our Elders” Celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic that forced the shutdown of numerous places and events in March 2020. The 2023 […]

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed handgun without a state permit that requires a background check. […]

By Shauna Stuart Alabama’s Black Belt region could soon become a National Heritage Area. On Dec. 22, H.R. 3222, the Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act, passed the House and Senate. U.S. Rep. Terri […]

By Rebecca Griesbach Auburn University has begun to block TikTok on university WiFi and has warned employees not to install the app on school-issued phones and devices. On Wednesday, Seth Humphrey, an IT manager of […]

By Trisha Powell Crain  Alabama’s state superintendent of education, taking a cue from Gov. Kay Ivey, is recommending local schools ban TikTok from devices and block student and staff access on campus networks. “I believe you should […]