February 2023 – Page 3

When Gospel Music Sparked a ‘Worship War’

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

KATHRYN KEMP How the Great Migration changed music in the black church forever. In the 1920s, Chicago’s first African American congregations were at a crossroads. After decades of investment, the churches and their musicians were […]

Black History of Health: Roxie Roker

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Jasmine Browley Lenny Kravitz has shared that Johnny Cash held him when he learned of his mother’s death in 1995. He was so pained that he wrote a song about the moment. It begins as […]

Deshields Joins Upscale Editorial Team

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

Representing Huntsville in the ATL Alabama A&M University alum Michelle Elliott DeShields is helping to put the spotlight on her hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, and her alma mater. DeShields, who now lives in Atlanta, was named […]

New clue emerges in 2021 shooting death of woman found in Birmingham yard

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson New information has emerged in the 2021 slaying of woman found shot to death in the front yard of a Birmingham home. Nia Peoples, 30, was discovered about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, in […]

Teach Black History Better by Learning from Jesus

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

RANN MILLER How Christian teachers can tell the story of Black history in culturally relevant ways. As a kid, my friends and I believed that the designation Black History Month in February was due to […]

Alabama offers at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A program for at-home testing for sexually transmitted diseases will continue in Alabama in 2023. The Alabama Department of Public Health has renewed its STD/HIV home specimen collection kit program. The initiative, a […]

Alabama football pioneer retires after 50 seasons of coaching

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mark Inabinett John Mitchell announced his retirement from coaching on Wednesday, bringing an end to 29 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his half-century on the football sideline. “I’m not sure that I can offer sufficient […]

Tuscaloosa schools, NAACP spar over tax vote after Black History Month student walkout

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Local and state NAACP leaders are calling for continued pressure after Tuscaloosa County students organized a walkout and made numerous allegations of racism in local schools. A Hillcrest High School senior, Jamiyah Brown, says student […]

Helena student raised $10,000 to buy his teacher a car, claims law stopped the effort

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz When Chris Wamble learned his English teacher was carpooling to work after having car trouble, he organized a fundraiser to pay for a new vehicle. The Helena High School senior, 17, and five […]

AAMU GARNERS FIRST PLACE HONORS AT BEYA

February 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

AAMU Garners First Place Honors at BEYA The 7th Annual AMIE Design Challenge and Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) took place February 9-11 in Washington, D.C., and Alabama A&M University students made an […]