By William Thornton Five historic sites in Alabama associated with the civil rights movement are being nominated to be added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). […]
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. I still recall the feeling as the escalator ascended. It was almost 29 years ago, and I’d taken an early train from New York to Washington, D.C., […]
By Mike Cason The Equal Justice Initiative has added a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. to its Legacy Plaza, the latest addition to the organization’s growing footprint of memorials, educational sites, and parks in downtown […]
By Josie Howell The new National Geographic documentary Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship is scheduled to premiere Monday, June 17 at 8/7c. During Clotilda: Last American Slave Ship, archaeologists explore the sunken wreck of the slave ship Clotilda. Previous […]
By Speakin’ Out News Beulah Toney’s roots run deep in the soil of Huntsville, Alabama, where she entered the world on November 13, 1935, at a humble abode on County Line Road. She emerged as […]
In a pivotal experience while working as an intern at Philadelphia General Hospital in 1964, Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD, admitted a baby with a swollen, infected hand. The baby suffered from sickle cell disease, which […]
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU The Alabama State Troopers were once known for their brutality and callous disregard of the Constitutional rights afforded the citizens of the United States, especially the rights of African-Americans. The civil rights […]
James McCune Smith (April 18, 1813 – November 17, 1865) emerged as a trailblazer in American history, embodying the essence of resilience and determination as a pioneering physician, apothecary, abolitionist, and author. His legacy transcends […]
By Speakin’ Out News (SOURCE: Huntsville City Blog and www.mathematicallygiftedandblack.com) Jeanette Scissum, now 84 years old, remains uncertain about what quali- ties her father recognized in her that prompted his insistence on her pursuit of […]
Alabama’s Haunting History and the Pursuit of Justice By Speakin’ Out News Michael Donald, an African-American youth born on July 24, 1961, in Mobile, Alabama, tragically met his end on March 21, 1981, in one […]
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