2025 – Page 188

New chair of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus blasts MAGA movement’s ‘colorblind’ ideology

February 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The new chair of the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus said the group will fight the efforts by the Trump administration and others to end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. The caucus announced Tuesday […]

Restructuring the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs: A path to amplifying veterans’ voices

February 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By State Sen. Andrew Jones Alabama is considered one of the most military friendly states in the nation. We are currently ranked the second-best state for veterans to retire in, and it is our goal to […]

Trump executive order leads to $100 charge for 250 Huntsville Utilities customers

February 18, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Scott Turner About 250 Huntsville Utilities customers were in for a surprise when they received letters notifying them their accounts were about to be debited $100 to take care of their electric bills. The letters […]

ALABAMA NAACP PLANS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PEOPLE

February 17, 2025 Bouldin 0

The Alabama NAACP and other social justice organizations plan to participate in Advocacy Day, at the Alabama State House, Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 10 a.m., to voice our concerns to Alabama legislators. “We want Alabamians […]

OBITUARIES 2/19 – 2/25/2025

February 17, 2025 Bouldin 0

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Daryl Degraffenried February 10, 1962 – February 13, 2025 Funeral service for Mr. Daryl Degraffenried will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2025, at Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church […]

Leaders trying to hold on as tourney time nears

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

This week, the BCSP profiles the mid-February leaders in the four HBCU 56-54 win at second-place Tuskegee Saturday before winning at Spring Hill Monday, 79-63. Tuskegee (8-8) also fell to Lane Monday, 65-62. The next […]

Hidden Black History: Africa Wasn’t Originally Named “Africa”

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

by Karen Heslop While it’s not surprising to learn that a country’s or continent’s current name is different from what the indigenous people used, it’s not every day that you find out what the original name […]

Award-winning combat pilot, one of last living Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Alaina Bookman Harry Stewart Jr., a 100-year-old Tuskegee Airman and decorated World War II veteran who broke barriers in the military, has died. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum said Feb. 2 that Stewart, one […]

Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a plantation in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba. […]

‘Bridgerton’ writer among Alabama ties to NAACP Image Award nominations

February 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Lawrence Specker The list of nominees for the 2025 NAACP Image Awards includes several works or creators with ties to Alabama, including a writer who contributed to the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton.” The NAACP unveiled the list of […]