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Sarah Whites-Koditschek  As costs of living go up with rising inflation, affordable housing remains out of reach for many in Alabama, according to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. An Alabamian earning […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Erica Martin’s 16-year-old daughter loves to play the French Horn in her Opelika school band. But after Alabama demanded back $15,000 of the pandemic unemployment it paid Martin, she could barely pay the […]

By Carol Robinson Dozens of people were arrested, multiple human trafficking victims identified and helped, and seven missing children recovered, during a month-long operation surrounding the World Games in Birmingham. Homeland Security Investigations carried out the […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes, The Associated Press Portia Shepherd has worked with about 50 teenagers in small, rural Alabama communities since March, teaching them abstinence as well as contraceptive use and personal responsibility. “We see the […]

Story submission by Gary T. Whitley, Jr. and photo credits: Photo Credit Anthony Gibson Photography Huntsville’s Delta Theta Lambda Education Foundation recently awarded $20,000 in scholarships to local students. The philanthropic arm of the Delta Theta Lambda Chapter […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million Americans remain unregistered to vote — and about 10 million are African […]

By Sarah Swetlik After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe V. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that state laws prohibiting abortion are now in full effect. “The […]

By J.D. Crowe,The Associated Press “Shoot down the Confederacy and up- hold the flag; the American flag.” Frederick Douglass Happy Juneteenth, y’all. This holiday – which recognizes the end of slavery – has been a […]

Story complied by Speakin’ Out News and photos credits by Shelly Williams SON photographer On June 12th, Representative Anthony Daniels, Rep. Laura Hall, and United Women of Color presented a non-partisan voter turn-out initiative meeting […]

Story and photos by Jerome Saintjones, AAMU Public Relations Director AAMU hosted former AAMU President Andrew Hugine Jr., First Lady Abbigail Hugine, and their family, for the unveiling of the Andrew and Abbiegail Hugine Living […]