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By Mike Cason The Democratic leader in the Alabama House of Representatives condemned Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s claim that Democrats want reparations for Black Americans because they support compensation for criminals, calling the Republican senator’s assertions “insane.” […]

Submitted by Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, Senior Staff Writer State Rep. Anthony Daniels discusses strategies for ‘Get Out The Vote’ There are 40k registered African-Americans in Madison County, who do not vote in every […]

Story and photos by Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News staff writer The Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (ASCTE), located at 229 Wynn Drive in Huntsville, Alabama (the southeast corner of Bradford Drive and […]

NEWS RELEASE October Meeting Scheduled Huntsville, Ala. —- The Presidential Advisory Council of Alabama A&M University, comprised of corporate and community leaders, former university trustees, state representatives and state senators, business and educational leaders and […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes A new study by researchers at Harvard University and the University of Washington found that pandemic programs to provide meals to kids when schools closed reached millions of families and helped address food insecurity. With […]

By Sandra F. Beckard, Speakin’ Out News staff writer Now that the cameras are on Jackson, Mississippi, and the World is watching, the Republican Governor, Tate Reeves and his cronies in the Mississippi legislature are […]

Story and photos by Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News staff writer Teacher and activist Opal Lee a.k.a the”Grandmother ofJuneteenth”visitedHuntsville. She was responsible for President Joe Biden making Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. The United Women of […]

By Dennis Pillion The mayor of the small city of Vincent said the town couldn’t legally fire police officers for exchanging racist text messages due to legal issues. So, the city 35 miles southeast of Birmingham […]

By Mike Cason  The Alabama Democratic Party today elected Huntsville pastor Randy Kelley as the party chair. Kelley, a longtime leader in the party, replaces Rep. Chris England of Tuscaloosa, who did not seek another term. […]

By Sarah Swetlik, The Associated Press Alabama women have consistently earned less than both their national and male counterparts, and even as the nation pushes for equity, earn, on average, $12,700 less than men in […]