Commentary
One Woman’s Opinion
Thanks to Speakin Out News and to our many dedicated readers. The weather has been great these last few weeks. I hope everyone has been enjoying it as we have been lucky so far this […]
Month: December 2021
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 12/8 – 12/14/2021
TRAGIC DEATHS Alabama mourns slain veteran lawman Madison ‘Skip’ Nicholson: He was a legend’ ROYAL FUNERAL HOME DEACON JOHN NORA GORDON MARCH 16, 1940 – DECEMBER 1, 2021 Funeral service was 12:00 noon, Tuesday, December […]
Commentary
“Justice And Kindness”
Scriptural text: 2 Samuel 9:1-7, 9-12 Lesson Background: After David became king of Israel, he solidified his kingdom. He made Jerusalem his residence and capital city and named it the City of David. He also […]
Sports
All eyes on D2 regional final, SWAC title game
LUT WILLIAMS, BCSP Editor Four black college teams are still alive as we hit the last month – December – of the 2021 football season. South Carolina State (6-5) won the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference […]
Health
Biden Budget Plan Could Close ‘Coverage Gap’ for 300,000 Alabamians
Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY — A provision of the massive budget proposal being considered in Congress this week would offer as many as 300,000 low-income, uninsured Alabamians tax credits to pay for health […]
Education
Miles College to Forgive $3.9 Million in Student Debt
By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Miles College announced it would cancel $3.9 million in federal student loans yesterday for all full-time students enrolled in the Spring 2022 semester. The commitment comes after the Birmingham metro college said […]
State News
Street Renamed to Honor Fallen Tuscaloosa Police Officer Dornell Cousette
By The Associated Press A stretch of a street in west Tuscaloosa now recognizes Investigator Dornell Cousette, a police officer killed in 2019 while trying to take a suspect into custody. Some Tuscaloosa Police officers […]
Headline News
PLANS FOR ROSA PARKS, HELEN KELLER STATUES AT ALABAMA STATE CAPITOL MOVE FORWARD
By Brian Lyman, Legislative/state government reporter, Montgomery Advertiser A state committee work- ing to put up statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol will solicit entries through […]
Commentary
Yes, An almost all-white jury did what none before them would, in the South.
By Roy S. Johnson It happened. Yes, it did. In the South. Yes, it did. In Brunswick, Ga. No, in Glynn County, Ga. In a place where only one in four citizens is Black. Yes, it […]
Religion
Former Olympian, Alabama track star Emmit King 1 of 2 men killed in Bessemer shootout
By Carol Robinson A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was one of two men killed in a shootout Sunday afternoon in Bessemer. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the men as […]