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  • [ September 16, 2026 ] SC State’s first challenge at Furman Sports
  • [ September 16, 2026 ] KIDNEY DISEASE: The Silent Threat Hitting Black Alabama Families Health
  • [ September 16, 2026 ] COLON CANCER IS RISING AMONG YOUNGER ADULTS: What Black Families Must Know Health
  • [ September 16, 2026 ] IS XYLITOL SAFE? New Study Raises Questions About Heart Risk   Health
  • [ September 16, 2026 ] CAN FOOD BECOME MEDICINE? Tailored Meals Offer Lessons for Heart-Failure Care Health
  • Headline News

    HUNTSVILLE’S WESTERN GROWTH PLAN TAKES SHAPE

    The City of Huntsville has approved a $1.5 million agreement to purchase approximately 30 acres near County Line Road and Old Highway 20 for future governmental functions. The purchase comes as the city plans broader [...]
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    THE SILENT THREAT: Prostate Cancer is Hitting Black Alabama Men Harder

    Black men in Alabama experience prostate cancer at nearly twice the incidence rate of White men and more than twice the mortality rate, according to Alabama Cancer Statistics 2026. Health experts encourage high-risk men to [...]
  • Headline News

    YOUR VOTE YOUR VOICE: Alabama’s 2026 Election Could Be Decided By Who Shows Up

    Alabama voters will return to the polls Nov. 3 to select a governor, congressional representatives, and numerous state and local officials. Election officials encourage voters to verify their registration, district assignment, and polling location before [...]
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    ALABAMA’S DESEGREGATION ORDERS FACE A NEW TEST

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Nearly 70 years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared segregated public schools unconstitutional, Alabama remains home to more active school-desegregation cases than any other state—renewing debate over educational equality, local authority and [...]
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    BOBBY SINGLETON TAKES THE HELM OF ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC PARTY

    ‘I HEAR YOU, I SEE YOU’: Alabama Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton takes center stage after his decisive election as chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party on Saturday, August 8, 2026, in Montgomery, Alabama. Upper [...]
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    DOUG JONES VISITS

    SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS FAMILY (L-R): Jemeana Smothers-Roberson, Associate Publisher and Managing Editor; Zoie D. Roberson, community liaison and founder of The Human Ledger, a foreign affairs agency based in Washington, D.C. and Huntsville, Alabama; Doug [...]
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    HOPE IN ACTION: DELTA SIGMA THETA AND NAACP LEADER CHALLENGE HUNTSVILLE TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES

    (HUNTSVILLE, AL) More than a luncheon, it was a call to action. Community leaders, elected officials, business professionals, educators, clergy and civic advocates gathered Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Von Braun Center’s East Hall [...]

State News

  • Seventeen Alabama Rural Hospitals Face Immediate Closure Risk

    September 15, 2026 0
    Financial losses threaten emergency care, maternity services and local economies across rural communities By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Seventeen Alabama rural hospitals are classified as being at immediate risk of closure because of continuing financial losses [...]
  • Auburn Breaks Ground on $323 Million Jordan-Hare Stadium Project
    September 15, 2026 0
  • Dale Strong Leads Alabama Push to Land U.S. SpaceAcademy
    September 15, 2026 0
  • Ivey Approves Alabama’s First Workforce Pell Training Program
    September 15, 2026 0
  • Critical-Minerals Deal Targets Alabama Tantalum Mine and Mill
    September 15, 2026 0

City News

  • Drake State Celebrates Successful Completion  of RenueRedi Entrepreneurship Program

    September 16, 2026 0
     IMMEDIATE RELEASE Drake State Community and Technical College celebrates entrepreneurs who completed the 21-week RenueRedi Entrepreneurship Program. Across three cohorts, 38 participants received hands-on instruction, mentorship, and practical guidance to help launch, strengthen, and sustain [...]
  • AAMU Alumnae Jeanette Scissum, Dr. Barbara Anthony Receive Keys to the City
    September 15, 2026 0
  • Huntsville Proposes $230 Million Plan for Roads, School and Manufacturing Growth
    September 15, 2026 0
  • AAMU Honors Faculty for Evidence Based Teaching Excellence
    September 15, 2026 0
  • Huntsville Is Hiring: More Than 2,200 Openings Across MajorEmployers
    September 8, 2026 0

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Alabama A&M News

  • AAMU Confidence Helps Propel Jesse Lewis IV to the Big Screen
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  • Shanks Named PCAOB Scholar, Earns $15,000 Scholarship
    September 15, 2026 0

Politics

  • NO DEBATE: Tuberville Rules Out Face-to-Face Contest with Doug Jones
    September 1, 2026 0
  • U.S. Rep. Sewell Criticizes Supreme Court Decision Clearing Path for Mail-Voting Restrictions
    August 25, 2026 0

Crime and Tragedy

  • Four Killed, 6-Year-Old Critically Injured in Louisiana Stabbing
    September 15, 2026 0
  • 71-Year-Old Man Accused of Killing Customer and Employee Inside AT&T Store
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Top News

  • Commentary

    The Definition of Socialism

  • Crime

    Four Killed, 6-Year-Old Critically Injured in Louisiana Stabbing

  • Crime

    71-Year-Old Man Accused of Killing Customer and Employee Inside AT&T Store

  • Crime

    Three Daycare Workers Charged After 6-Year-Old Black Girl Dies in Hot Van

  • Crime

    Parents Arrested After 13-Year-Old Daughter Is Found Dead at Home

  • Commentary

    Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake

  • Commentary

    Analysis | Alabama’s prison crisis is a failure of command

  • Crime

    Huntsville Teen Charged With Murder in Mini-Mart Shooting

  • Crime

    Huntsville Theatre Teacher Arrested on Child-Solicitation Charge

  • Crime

    Former Deputy Charged After Missing Decatur Teen Found Safe

Religion

  • AAMU Choir Joins Yolanda Adams for Birmingham Healing Concert  
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  • Women in Music Week Amplifies Female Artists Across Huntsville
    September 16, 2026 0
  • Black Churches Open New Paths to Healing Through Grief Support
    September 16, 2026 0
  • Alabama Gospel Roots Brings Live Television Taping to Athens Church
    September 16, 2026 0

Sports

  • SC State’s first challenge at Furman
    September 16, 2026 0
  • Tall tasks on the menu in Week Two
    September 8, 2026 0
  • Rivals, favorites in Labor Day battles
    September 1, 2026 0
  • What happened to Week Zero?
    August 26, 2026 0

Health

  • KIDNEY DISEASE: The Silent Threat Hitting Black Alabama Families
    September 16, 2026 0
  • COLON CANCER IS RISING AMONG YOUNGER ADULTS: What Black Families Must Know
    September 16, 2026 0
  • IS XYLITOL SAFE? New Study Raises Questions About Heart Risk  
    September 16, 2026 0
  • CAN FOOD BECOME MEDICINE? Tailored Meals Offer Lessons for Heart-Failure Care
    September 16, 2026 0

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