2018 – Page 12

New School Superintendent, SMD Conference, Huntsville Advocacy

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The Huntsville City’s School system has a new superintendent. The School Board elected Christie Finley to the post at their meeting last week. Finley is the district’s Deputy Superintendent of Strategy and Innovation and has […]

School suspends football coach after locker room assault

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama school system has placed a prep football coach on leave after players were videotaped beating a teammate in a locker room. Mobile County schools spokeswoman Rena Phillips tells news […]

Lillian Ford 100th Birthday

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Mrs. Lillian Louise Harriet Ann Ford was born in Hurricane Creek, Gurley, Alabama to the late Pearlie and George Ford on 15 August 1918. She was the daughter of sharecroppers, cotton pickers, a licensed mid […]

Alabama A&M Football Holds First Practice in Pads

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Every time pads popped, and contact was made, the enthusiasm coming from the Alabama A&M football practice field grew. It was a day the Bulldogs anxiously had been awaiting: The first day […]

NANCY Worley re-elected Democratic Party chairwoman

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Nancy Worley has been re-elected as chairwoman of the Alabama Democratic Party, narrowly defeating a challenger who was backed by U.S. Sen. Doug Jones. The party’s executive committee on Saturday voted […]

Women’s Day at Meridianville Bottom Primitive Baptist Church

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Elder Sandy Kinslow and the members of Meridianville Bottom Primitive Baptist Church held their Women’s Day Program on Sunday August 12, 2018 at 11:00 AM. “Christian Women on the Job Training” was their theme. The […]

Sieck Named Preseason All-SWAC; Lady Bulldogs Picked Third in Poll

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BIRMINGHAM – With the regular-season opener approaching in two weeks, the Alabama A&M University volleyball team has been predicted to finish third in the conference in a vote by the league’s head coaches and sports […]

Improved Roads, Music Audit, Celebrity Author

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It was a milestone ribbon-cutting for the City when we joined the State Highway department and Governor Kay Ivey to open the new main line overpasses on South Memorial Parkway. The opening celebrated the fastest […]

Midterm Elections: Issues Affecting the Black Community

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Since Donald Trump was elected President and the Republican Party is “running things”, the 2018 midterm elections have been the most talked about and anticipated election in decades. Americans have witnessed lies being told, to […]

Bridging the Gap between Disease and Genetics

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Dr. Kimberly Hobbs shares knowledge and research of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) affecting the Black Community. (HUNTSVILLE, AL) – – Being on a path to purpose seems like an endless journey. Some don’t find the strength […]