2018 – Page 20

FIRST LADY SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON

June 3, 2018 sonadmin 0

Alabama A&M University held its 8th Annual First Lady’s Scholarship Luncheon on April 7, 2018 in the Ernest L. Knight Reception Center on the campus of AAMU. This event was spearheaded by First Lady Abbiegail […]

ALA. SCHOOL: NO PUNISHMENT OVER SNAPCHAT RACIST VIDEO

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — A southeast Alabama school system says it can’t punish students who are seen chanting a racial epithet and cursing the NAACP in a video on social media. Phenix City Schools […]

HOWARD IN AT ALABAMA A&M

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

HUNTSVILLE — Director of Athletics Byran Hicks has announced that Dylan Howard has been elevated to interim head coach of the Alabama A&M men’s basketball program for the 2018-19 season. Howard takes over following the […]

ALABAMA PASTOR GENERATES CONTROVERSY AFTER SAYING WHITES NEED TO STAY OUT OF BLACK CHURCHES

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

Rev. Michael R. Jordan, pastor of New Era Baptist Church in Birmingham, AlabamaRev. Michael R. Jordan, pastor of New Era Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, is defending his decision to put up a church sign […]

ADC ENDORSES MADDOX IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s largest African-American political organization has endorsed Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox in the race for governor. The Alabama Democratic Conference voted Saturday to back Maddox in the June 5 Democratic primary. […]

LGBTQ group rescinds job offer to lawmaker after comment

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A Florida LGBTQ organization founded in the aftermath of the PULSE nightclub shooting has rescinded an employment offer to an Alabama lawmaker after she made a social media post speculating […]

OBITUARY 5/23 – 5/30/2018

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mrs. Carlyne B. Willis, February 13, 1951 – May 17, 2018 – Funeral service will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the New Life Baptist Church (2314 Hines Street, Athens, […]

5 STEPS TO NATURALLY SHRINK UTERINE FIBROIDS

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

Heavy periods and painful cramps suck. A major cause of these symptoms is uterine fibroids. Fibroids seem to linger amongst women and especially in the African American community. Some of our favorite foods are the […]

One Year Later: Another Search for Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Begins

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

During the past 17 years, there have been three superintendents for Huntsville City Schools. Dr. Ann Roy Moore served as superintendent from 2001 until 2011. She received favorable reviews including Superintendent of the year for […]

Alabama SOS – The Save OurSelves Movement for Justice and Democracy

May 28, 2018 sonadmin 0

In response to arrest of Selma City Councilman Samuel Randolph on May 11, Alabama Sen. Hank Sanders (D-Selma) held a press conference with members of Saving Ourselves, or SOS at the Alabama State House on […]