2025 – Page 145

Five HBCU players drafted, just one finished at an HBCU

April 30, 2025 Bouldin 0

LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Five players who starred in black college football, but only one who finished there, were drafted in last week’s three-day NFL Draft. Unfortunately, this may be the trend going forward in […]

2025 NFL Draft produces Alabama A&M’s first pick since 2011

April 30, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Mark Inabinett The Baltimore Ravens chose Alabama A&M offensive tackle Carson Vinson at No. 141 in the NFL Draft on Saturday. The fifth-round pick became the first player drafted from the Bulldogs since he Miami […]

Stillman College wins HBCU Athletic Conference Softball Championship and Automatic Bid to NAIA Tournament

April 30, 2025 Bouldin 0

DECATUR, Ala. – For the first time in program history, the Stillman College softball team has won a postseason tournament as the Tigers defeated the Dillard University Bleu Devils 10-3 to win the HBCU Athletic […]

Drake State Community and Technical College Hosts Ribbon-Cutting for Leidos Advanced Training Complex

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Drake State Community and Technical College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for its new Leidos Advanced Training Complex. The event featured remarks from Drake State President Dr. Patricia Sims, Leidos […]

Huntsville Development Sparks Concerns Over Native and African-American Heritage

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Staff HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Huntsville City Council’s recent approval to zone nearly 400 acres in Limestone County for a large-scale residential and commercial development has ignited discussions about the potential […]

Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Hosts Social and Economic Forum

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

Submitted by: Minister Toni Savage, Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, where Dr. O. Wendell Davis is the pastor, hosted a Social and Economic Issues Forum. The event was held Saturday, […]

Historic Institutions, New Threats: Alabama HBCUs Brace for Federal Cuts

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

With the highest number of HBCUs in the country, Alabama schools face fresh challenges under Trump’s rollback of diversity and education funding policies. Compiled by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS staff As federal funding streams narrow and diversity […]

The Contrast Between Roosevelt and Trump’s First 100 Days

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

by Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper This is an opinion. With so much talk about President Trump’s first 100 days in office in his second term, it seemed appropriate […]

Alabama A&M Appoints LaVergne as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M University has named Dr. Douglas D. LaVergne Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Studies. LaVergne joins AAMU from Lincoln University in Missouri, where he served for two years as Dean of […]

From Alabama A&M to Apple: Olanipekun Joins Tech Giant in Cupertino

April 29, 2025 Bouldin 0

Opeyeoluwa Olanipekun, an electrical engineering major from Ibadan, Nigeria, will begin his career this summer at Apple Inc.’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. The Alabama A&M University senior has accepted a position as an Embedded System […]