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By Jerry Mitchell, executive director, North Alabama African-American Chamber of Commerce (NAAACC) A few weeks ago, I called (256) 427-5000, in search of one of the city of Huntsville’s departments. The voice on the line […]

(HUNTSVILLE, AL) – – Neighborhood Concepts will hold a press conference and reception on Friday, June 19 th at 3:00 pm at Offbeat Coffee Studio at Campus 805 to honor 50 Madison County businesses selected […]

By Chip Brownlee Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership […]

Call George Floyd a ‘Martyr’ to ‘Police Brutality’ as House Speaker Launches Sweeping Reform Bill but Rejects De-funding Police The legislation includes a ban on police using chokeholds or carotid holds, would eliminate no-knock warrants […]

By Alabama House Minority Leader, Anthony Daniels (District 53) VIOLENCE IN AMERICA On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent National Guard troops to accompany the first black students admitted to the University of […]

By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly two weeks ago the White House urged governors to ensure that every nursing home resident and staff member be tested for the coronavirus within 14 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some businesses […]

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson Trump once more proved the hard-political truism that when Presidents speak out on a heinous racial killing or violence, their words have weighty consequences. That happened when Trump digressed from his […]

(USAToday) -Coronavirus school closings are an economic and education disaster for disadvantaged students, both now and over a lifetime of accumulating inequality. “An educational catastrophe.” That’s how Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of […]