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How a Jefferson County basketball tournament is teaching young people about conflict resolution

August 9, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Alaina Bookman The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is taking to the basketball court to persuade teens and young adults to settle quarrels or feuds with words – not guns. A community basketball tournament, organized this […]

GENEALOGICAL PROJECT PUSHES TO NAME 10 MILLION ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN NEW EFFORT

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Cody D. Short A project called, ‘10 Million Names’, will work to uncover the names of ten million people of African decent who were enslaved during the 1500s until 1865, in the United States. […]

AAMU STUDENTS WIN BIG AT CHEVRON ENERGY INNOVATION SUMMIT

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

Four Alabama A&M students recently competed in the Chevron Energy In- novation Summit business pitch. The second annual summit – presented by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s (TMCF) Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) Division in partnership […]

E’licia Chaverest Highlights AAMU Partnership, Challenged For Minorities

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

AAMU Small Farms Research Center Assistant Director Presents at IAFP The International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) Conference Annual Meeting brings together nearly 3800 participants annually from six continents in various areas including but not […]

An Alabama A&M University Student First To Accept Minneapolis PD HBCU Internship

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

Hall Hopes to Improve Community Relations Through MPD Internship As police departments across the country continue to face the challenge of bringing the gap with the communities they serve, many have turned to Historically Black […]

3 white men in pontoon boat charged in Montgomery brawl; Black man with chair sought for questioning

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE What would have been an otherwise peaceful Saturday evening on Montgomery’s riverfront took an ugly turn as a violent brawl erupted in Alabama’s capital city. Police said Tuesday afternoon that three people have been charged in […]

HUNTSVILLE’S BRIDGE STREET TOWN CENTRE MODIFIES TEEN CURFEW AFTER SHOOTING

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Huntsville’s Bridge Street Town Centre has modified its youth escort policy, calling for all youth under the age of 17 to be accompanied by an adult after 4 p.m. on Friday and […]

Who Says Slavery Wasn’t Beneficial Who Says Slavery Wasn’t Part 1

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson A decade before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his hand-picked Florida Board of Education ignited the firestorm over the “beneficial aspects” of slavery flap, in 2014, the BBC posted on its […]

Are air taxis the future of travel? Alabama wants to ‘get ahead of the game’

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Hannah Denham Alabama legislators want the state to jump in on a growing startup industry: novel aircraft designed to quickly take off and land for short-distance travel. This sort of technology could allow passengers […]

Former Walmart worker set fires in Leeds store to get away with shoplifting, police say

August 8, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Carol Robinson A former Alabama Walmart employee is facing dozens of criminal charges after authorities say she set multiple fires inside the Leeds store, causing more than $100,000 in damages. Jayla Fain, 26, of Pell City is […]