February 2023 – Page 7

Construction beginning on $11 million Drake State Advanced Manufacturing Center

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by Scott Turner Construction is beginning on Drake State’s 50,000-square foot Advanced Manufacturing Center on Meridian Street. The city of Huntsville issued two permits totaling $11 million for the work at 3421 Meridian St. last […]

FEAR, IGNORANCE CAN’T CANCEL BLACK HISTORY. NEITHER CAN HOOVER.

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Roy S. Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and winner of the Edward R. Murrow prize for podcasts: “Unjustifiable”, co-hosted with John Archibald. This is an opinion column. One parent. One. One poor, […]

Suspect charged with murder of Birmingham mother killed in hail of rifle fire, police say

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By Howard Koplowitz A suspect was arrested on murder charges Monday in the killing of a Birmingham mother more than three weeks ago, police said. Raquan Wilson, 26, of Birmingham, turned himself in to the Jefferson County […]

The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ Performed Shocking Experiments on Enslaved Women

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BRYNN HOLLAND His use of Black bodies as medical test subjects falls into a history that includes the Tuskegee syphilis experiment and Henrietta Lacks. Few medical doctors have been as lauded—and loathed—as James Marion Sims. […]

AAMU Alum Headed to the Super Bowl with the Eagles

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AAMU alum Marlon Sanders, Jr. was on the sidelines when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in the NFC Championship and advanced to the Super Bowl. Sanders is a video assistant with […]

REP. ANTHONY DANIELS: YOU DESERVE MORE OF YOUR OVERTIME PAY

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By Alabama State Rep. Anthony Daniels As we prepare for the 2023 Alabama Legislative Session, I and my Democratic colleagues will be presenting several pro-growth economic bills designed to help hard-working Alabamians prosper and keep […]

Body recovered from Bayview Lake believed to be fisherman who disappeared 8 days ago

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By Carol Robinson The body of a man who disappeared just over one week ago while fishing on Bayview Lake is believed to have been recovered Sunday. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies, assisted by multiple agencies, recovered […]

HOW SOUTHERN LANDOWNERS TRIED TO RESTRICT THE GREAT MIGRATION

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By Alexis Clark When more than six million African Americans left the South for better opportunities in the North and West, between 1916 and 1970, their relocation changed the demographic landscape of the United States […]

How Doug Jones Brought KKK Church Bombers to Justice

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Jones helped convict two men nearly 40 years after their crimes. BECKY LITTLE In a special election on December 12, 2017, Alabama chose Democrat Doug Jones over Republican and alleged sexual predator Roy Moore. Jones […]

Opinion | Why Devyn Keith’s arrest divided Huntsville

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By DAVID PERSON I want Keith to get the second chance that we all want when we get in trouble. Whether innocent or guilty. Last week Thursday, a friend in Birmingham texted me about the […]