September 2022

Poll worker shortage? Alabama officials not concerned, but recruiting high school students and others underway

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Jill Boatwright’s advanced placement government class at Hokes Bluff High School will send about two dozen or so students to the polls on Election Day, where they will work the computerized pollbooks, greet […]

AAMU Bulldogs Send Team D.C. to Compete in National Science Showcase

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

AAMU students are in Washington, D.C., for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase. The showcase is a yearly event where teams of students from Historically Black Colleges […]

Alabama’s food deserts: Hit hard by inflation, Black Belt children ‘still being forgotten’

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Angela Pettway drives 90 miles round trip to the grocery store almost every day. Food runs out quickly in her rural Alabama household. She homeschools two of her children and feeds them all […]

Former Alabama sheriff pleads guilty to lying to get loan for gambling debts

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A former Alabama sheriff who resigned last year after impeachment proceedings were launched against him pleaded guilty to a criminal charge in federal court Monday. William “Ray” Norris, 44, pleaded guilty to one […]

Alabama suspends license of doctor for Tuscaloosa abortion clinic

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Greg Garrison The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners has denied the application to practice medicine for the medical director of a Tuscaloosa abortion clinic. Dr. Leah N. Torres, who has been serving as medical director […]

Some getting special $750 IRS refund this month; important deadline ahead

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A one-time refund from the Internal Revenue Service is set to arrive before the end of the month. The refund comes after an IRS announcement last month that it would abate certain penalties […]

Southern-based outdoor network for Black women signs brand deal with REI

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Shauna Stuart Outdoorsy Black Women, a social network for Black women who enjoy nature and the outdoors,has inked abrand partnership with outdoor retail giant REI. The group has signed on to join REI’s Inclusion Partnerships Network. […]

AAMU Among HBCUs IBM Will Partner with to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

IBM has announced AAMU is one of the 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) it will collaborate with to establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers to address the cybersecurity talent shortage. IBM says the centers will […]

AAMU alum Robert Mathis Among Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023 Nominees

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

Mathis was a four-year starter for the Bulldogs from 1999-2002 who spent his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts. Last year, Mathis was inducted into the Colts Ring of Honor and Black College Football Hall […]

Cubans vote to legalize same-sex marriage, adoption in family code

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Cubans on Sunday voted to approve a new “family code” that, among other things, legalizes same-sex marriage and adoption. The 100-page code is one of the most progressive in Latin […]