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Huntsville Appoints New Director to Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Proposed Name Change to ‘Multicultural Affairs’

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Huntsville has a new director of the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. That department may also be getting a new name. The City Council approved Mayor Tommy Battle’s appointment of Alabama […]

Biden Administration Delivers Critical Aid to Alabama Farmers Struggling with USDA Discrimination

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Over 10,000 residents of Alabama have received direct payments totaling millions of dollars as part of an initiative by the Biden administration aimed at compensating Black and other minority farmers who were […]

AAMU Hosts Spring 2025 Faculty and Staff Conference

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

Alabama A&M University held its Spring 2025 Faculty and Staff Conference Wednesday at the Event Center, celebrating past achievements and setting the stage for another successful academic year. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, […]

AAMU to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Inspirational MLK Day Celebration

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

The Alabama A&M University Office of Student Activities & Leadership Development invites the community to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at its annual MLK Day Celebration on Tuesday, January […]

SCHOLARSHIP GALA PART OF AAMU 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities for the 25th Annual Alabama A&M University Black Tie Scholarship Gala are available now! This premiere AAMU fundraising event supports talented students who demonstrate a financial need and recognizes alumni, friends, […]

Mountain Brook man gets 17 years in prison in DUI crash that killed University of Alabama student

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A Mountain Brook man has been sentenced to prison in the 2023 DUI traffic crash that killed one of his passengers on U.S. 280. Gabriel Alexander “Gabe” Uncapher, 22, pleaded guilty in November to reckless […]

Man out on bond on child sex charge arrested in second-degree rape, child porn case

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A 30-year-old man out on bond for child sex charges is facing new charges including second-degree rape and production of child sexual abuse material. Jalan Christopher Lewis was arrested on multiple charges Monday […]

Alabama woman sentenced to federal prison for stealing money from low-income renters

January 15, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann A former Mobile property manager has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for stealing rent money from government-assisted low-income housing tenants, according to court documents. Filings show that Shannon Caruso, 48, […]

Shocking New Year’s gunfire video leads to Pleasant Grove arrest: ‘Stop teaching your children that this is OK’

January 14, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson Video of a group of people firing high-powered rifles to ring in 2025 has led to a man’s arrest. Pleasant Grove Police Chief Danny Reid said the city had higher-than-normal reports of celebratory […]

‘It’s helped people pay their bills’: Alabama influencers on TikTok’s potential shutdown

January 14, 2025 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Emmanuella “Funmi” Ford is a lifestyle and fashion blogger whose TikTok following is over 251,000, and she has her two sons to thank for it. In 2023, her sons – then 3 and 6 years old – […]