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[ April 22, 2026 ] Watermelon Eaters Have Healthier Diets — and Lycopene’s Anti-Aging Case Keeps Growing Health
[ April 22, 2026 ] Their Parents Lived to 100 — and Their Children’s Plates Tell the Story Health
[ April 22, 2026 ] Nine Fruits Proven to Promote Healthy Aging, According to a Longevity Expert Health
[ April 22, 2026 ] Autism Acceptance Month: ‘Celebrate Differences’ as Black Families Push for Earlier Diagnosis and Better Care Health
[ April 21, 2026 ] Alabama State women claimSWAC Women’s Tennis titles Sports

Alabama $90 million math, science teacher program isn’t measuring results, report says

August 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain It isn’t clear if a $90 million program designed to recruit and retain math and science teachers in middle and high school is working, the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services wrote in a […]

Mobile seeks contractor to build plaza dedicated to baseball Hall of Famers

August 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Hank Aaron and Billy Williams grew up playing for Ed Tucker’s Mobile Black Bears. Satchel Paige first played baseball in Mobile, during the 1920s. Willie McCovey played ball on a Mobile playground, learning […]

10 Foods That Naturally Lower Cholesterol

August 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Daunte Henderson, BlackDoctor.org Contributor High cholesterol sends many of our people to the doctor for medication. As they say, “Let thy food be thy medicine.” Here’s a list of 10 foods to help you lower your […]

2 sentenced to 70-plus years in federal court for child exploitation

August 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton U.S. District Court Judge Liles C. Burke last week sentenced two North Alabama residents to more than 70 years in prison combined on unrelated child exploitation charges. Jeremy Michael Lee Powell, 25, of […]

American Cancer Society pushes for Medicaid expansion in Alabama with new billboards

August 1, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Williesha Morris In one week, the American Cancer Society conceived, created, and purchased billboards in Montgomery pushing for Medicaid expansion in Alabama. But the story behind the campaign goes back a full year. Jane Adams, […]