February 2021 – Page 2

ELIZABETH KECKLEY, THIRTY YEARS A SLAVE,FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire A Black woman’s memoir published 153 years ago still tops Amazon’s books sales chart. “Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House,” […]

CELEBRATE & EDUCATE: Alabama Black History Stories

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FORMER JOHNSON HIGH GRADUATE WRITES BOOK OF THE YEAR

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PRESS RELEASE The Rev. Canon Dr. Esau McCaulley, Jr is a native of Huntsville, Alabama, and a 1996 graduate of J.O. Johnson High School. He is the son of Rev. Laurie Bone McCaulley and the […]

Actor Danny Glover comes to Bessemer to show support for Amazon union push

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By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com “How you doin’?” asked the tall, lean stranger behind the pale blue surgical mask. He was standing outside the main entrance to Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center this afternoon, holding a sign […]

TAYLOR’S CHAPEL CELEBRATES 117TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY – A BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION

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The history Of Taylor’s Chapel Primitive Baptist Church goes back to the ending of the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the early twentieth century. It is a history that affirms the dreams of […]

OBITUARIES 2/24-3/2/2021

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Royal Funeral Home MRS. CHERIE HOLMES CRUTCHER MAY 12, 1939 – FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Graveside service will be 12:00 noon, Saturday , February 27, 2021 at Meadowlawn Garden of Peace (450 Mount Lebanon Road Toney, […]

69% of Alabama voters support Medicaid expansion, new poll finds

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Poll shows broad support across political lines, geography and age Sixty-nine percent of Alabamians, including 64% of Republican voters, support expanding Medicaid when told about arguments for and against the idea, according to a new poll that […]

Sunday School: “Lydia: Called To Serve”

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Scriptural text: Acts 16:11-15, 40 1 Corinthians 1:26-30 The Gospel Encounters The Roman World (Acts 16:11-13). The Apostle Paul’s first encounter in the Roman Empire was in Philippi where a woman would be the first […]

COULD A DIET CHANGE HELP YOUR ARTHRITIS?

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by Karen Heslop Millions of Americans live with the pain and joint stiffness that comes from arthritis. To ease their discomfort, they usually need a daily regimen of painkillers as well as medical intervention such […]

One Woman’s Opinion

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Thanks, Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day. We also had Presidential day with a lot of people getting off from work. This month we […]