2018 – Page 27

Selma schools released from state control

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

SELMA, Ala. (AP) – The Selma Board of Education is regaining control of the city’s schools after almost four years of state control. The state board voted Thursday to release the city system from state […]

Medicaid To Require ‘Able-Bodied’ Recipients To Work

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

The Trump administration is encouraging states to require “able-bodied” Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer in order to keep their health insurance coverage. On Thursday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which is part […]

Hopefully, we’re all clear now: do not use the word, ever

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

What in the name of Bull Connor is going on? Within the last few days, three women–let’s be real here; three white women–publicly spewed the vilest, most hateful racial epithet in our dictionary, and they suffered for […]

Stop Waiting for Republicans to Dump Trump. They Won’t.

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

After every Trump outrage, we go through a similar routine. Trump says or does something that most sane people believe to be over the top; he is roundly condemned; some Republicans shake their heads; masses […]

Study Confirms Black Women Are 3-4 Times More Likely to Die During Pregnancy

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

The death of a woman during pregnancy or after delivery is indeed a tragedy for a family. Unfortunately, more and more pregnant women in the United States die each year due to pregnancy or delivery […]

Time to Engage in Our History: We ought to be sharing all the Black History of Alabama with our kids and the world.

April 22, 2018 sonadmin 0

Recently the AL.com family of newspapers ran a story on the potential discovery of the Clotilda. For those of us not up to speed on Alabama’s Black History, the Clotilda was the last known slave […]

YOUR TURN: 4 Things You Can Do To Honor Martin Luther King in 2018

April 21, 2018 sonadmin 0

1. Work in a bipartisan effort with state legislators to codify a standalone criminal provision for hate crimes. The law should be more inclusive and comprehensive, covering hate crimes based on race, religion, ethnicity and national […]

Google launches construction on $600 million Alabama data center

April 21, 2018 sonadmin 0

BRIDGEPORT, Alabama (April 9, 2018) – Google executives joined Governor Kay Ivey, Congressman Mo Brooks and state and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the official start of construction on a $600 […]

MAYOR’S COLUMN: Braving The Storm

April 19, 2018 sonadmin 0

This is the time of the year that we are extra-aware and concerned about tornadoes and other severe weather. As everyone knows, Huntsville has faced extreme and often tragic weather situations in the past. With […]

Alabama Democratic Conference Award Luncheon: ‘Ain’t I Woman’

April 19, 2018 sonadmin 0

Alabama Democratic Conference Award Luncheon ‘Ain’t I Woman’ Saturday, March 17 at 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Huntsville Country Club, 2601 Oakwood Ave. Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) Madison County Unit, Women’s Affairs hosted its Inaugural “Ain’t […]