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Here is Alabama’s life expectancy for men … and women

February 18, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Alabama has one of the lowest life expectancies in the country, but, as with other states, women here live longer than men. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center […]

OBITUARIES 2/16 – 2/22/2022

February 16, 2022 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. IDA LEAK WALKER OCTOBER 9, 1932 – FEBRUARY 13, 2022 Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church (1919 Brandontwon Road Huntsville, AL […]

“Bildad Misspeaks God’s Justice”

February 16, 2022 Bouldin 0

Lesson Background: Bildad, the Shuhite, was one of Job’s three friends who visited Job in Job’s affliction. Bildad was the first to attribute Job’s calamity to actual wickedness, albeit indirectly, by accusing his children (who […]

One Woman’s Opinion

February 16, 2022 Bouldin 0

Thanks to Speakin Out News for allowing me to do my column each week. Their weekly paper is a gift to our community. I hope everyone had a great week and had a chance to […]

NASA AND DRAKE STATE COLLABORATE TO CREATE FREE STEM BOOTCAMPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MIDDLE AND HIGH

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mark Moore, Public Relations Director HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Middle and high school students can enroll in free bootcamps at Drake State Community & Technical College thanks to a multi-year grant from NASA’s Minority University […]

JACKSON STATE OPTS OUT OF SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC:

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

Jackson State pulling out of Memphis’s Southern Heritage Classic is causing quite a stir. JSU informed the classic last Tuesday via a letter from its General Counsel, Ed- ward O. Watson, that it was terminating […]

AMBUSHED IN EUFAULA: ALABAMA’S FORGOTTEN RACE MASSACRE

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire, The Associated Press Yes, there is history in Eufaula. But there’s something missing. The most significant memorial in Eufaula is the one that isn’t here. Just a little further down Eufaula Avenue […]

Black Worker At Confederate Site Raises Race Complaint

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama wel- comes visitors at the “First White House of the Confederacy,” a historic home next to the state Capitol where Confederate President Jefferson Davis lived […]

Mr. Ivan Toney, Sr. 100th Birthday Celebration

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Greg Miley, Staff Writer of Speakin Out News Family and friends gathered at the Floyd E. “Tut” Fann Veterans Home on Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. to celebrate the 100th birthday of […]

University of Alabama trustees vote to add Autherine Lucy’s name to Graves Hall

February 11, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees voted Thursday to amend the name of Graves Hall on the UA campus to Lucy-Graves Hall. “Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster is a continuing testament to […]