February 2024 – Page 14

2.7.24 LEGAL NOTICE: PREQULIFICATION AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS; UAB Project #220068 – Camp Hall Roof Replacement

February 6, 2024 Portia Orr 0

Sealed Bid Proposal will be received by The University of Alabama at Birmingham Facilities Planning Design and Construction at the Facilities Administration Building Conference Center,

Johnson: 52 years ago, Shirley Chisholm launched historic presidential bid; did George Wallace doom it?

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. We will elect a female President—just not this year. Nikki Haley is crawling home to South Carolina which once elected her governor and the state that will soon be […]

Hereford reflects on his role in school integration

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Skip Vaughn (SOURCE: U.S. Army Mil) In honor of Black History Month, Sonnie Hereford IV reminisces his experience as the first Black student in a White school in Alabama during the early 1960s. The […]

Dennis Weatherby (1959-2007): inventor who put the sparkle in dishwashing

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

Dennis W. Weatherby was an administrator and scientist, responsible for leading the team that developed the chemical formula for what is now known as Cascade Dishwashing Detergent. Weatherby was born in Brighton, Alabama, on December […]

Council Member John Meredith funds National Register survey of Lydia Drive

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

On Thursday, Huntsville City Council approved Council Member John Meredith’s Council Improvement fund allocation of $12,000 to the Historic Huntsville Foundation to establish the city’s first Civil Rights Historic District. The designation will recognize Lydia Drive, a […]

Rocket City Civil Rights Driving Tour

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By David Hitt Huntsville’s Role in Civil Rights Exploring Huntsville’s role in the Civil Rights Movement is easier than ever, thanks to a new effort by the Rocket City Civil Rights project – the Rocket City Civil Rights […]

Products inspired by Gee’s Bend, Alabama, artisans featured at Target stores for Black History Month

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By: Donna Cope Contemporary quilts from Gee’s Bend makers are now on exhibit at the Birmingham Public Library. For more than 200 years, Black women in Boykin, Alabama, also known as Gee’s Bend, have practiced their art: […]

Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first African American to play pro baseball, six decades before Jackie Robinson

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Harris He was born when slavery was still a fixture in American society and played shortly thereafter The legacy of Moses “Fleet” Fleetwood Walker as the first African-American to play professional baseball is changing the narrative […]

Bass Reeves: The Legendary Lawman of the Wild West

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Bass Reeves, a legendary lawman of the American frontier, is the focus of a new Paramount+ series titled “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” starring David Oyelowo. Reeves, a formerly enslaved person turned U.S. […]

Former Huntsville school employee indicted for engaging in student sex act

February 6, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A former Huntsville City Schools employee was arrested Sunday after an indictment for sex acts with a student. According to jail records, Duane Edward Yarbrough, 58, was arrested Sunday and later released on […]