June 2024 – Page 3

Newbern, Alabama’s first Black mayor to take office after nearly 4 years under proposed settlement with white predecessors

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The first Black mayor of a tiny Black Belt town who was locked out of town hall and denied access to the town’s bank accounts by his white predecessor would be reinstated to his position […]

The Good News In 2024: Poor People Are the New Swing Vote

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William J. Barber, II If you’re an ordinary American who goes to work to pay the bills or takes care of a loved one most days, it’s easy to feel down when you see […]

ALUMNA RECEIVES NATIONAL COALITION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

Recent AAMU graduate Khara Fayne joined Dr. Ethel G. Jones, Chair of the AAMU Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Conference in Minneapolis. For over […]

TRIP PAVES THE WAY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMS FOR AAMU STUDENTS

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M University faculty members recently embarked on an exploratory visit to Lusaka and Kitwe, Zambia. Dr. Peter Eley, Interim Dean of the College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences; Dr. Samson Chama, Professor of […]

Oluwoye Appointed to Fulbright U.S. Student Program Committee

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

Dr. Jacob Oluwoye, a distinguished professor emeritus specializing in transportation and environmental health in Alabama A&M University’s Department of Community and Regional Planning, has been appointed to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program Committee. Oluwoye is […]

Birmingham-area fathers identified as men killed in Panama City Beach rip current: ‘They were inseparable’

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A weekend trip to Florida turned deadly for three young Birmingham-area fathers who died after getting caught in a rip current at Panama City Beach. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as […]

Suspect shouted ethnic slurs at man shot to death in front of crowd in Huntsville, family says

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton The family of a Huntsville man shot to death last week is saying that he was called an ethnic slur shortly before his assailant fired four shots at him at the pool in an apartment […]

Man accused of burglarizing north Alabama home, sodomizing 2 elderly women

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Florence police say a man broke into a home Saturday and injured two elderly women who needed hospitalization. Michael Kirkland Jr., 34, of Florence, has been charged with burglary, sodomy, robbery and assault, […]

Alabama teen dies when police chase ends with crash into burned church where her boyfriend died days before

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 19-year-old woman was killed in a traffic crash in St. Clair County after reportedly fleeing authorities and striking the Riverside Baptist Church. Jennefer L. Arellano-Maldonado was the girlfriend of another teen who died […]

North Alabama woman arrested in dog attack that killed 2-year-old boy

June 25, 2024 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton A Madison County woman has been indicted in connection with a dog attack in March that resulted in the death of a two-year-old boy. Melissa White Phillips, 55, was charged with a violation of […]