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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Huntsville’s thriving music community is closing out a landmark year with celebration, connection, and creativity. The Huntsville Music Office will host its final Quarterly Music Meetup of 2025 on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6–8 […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — With a potential federal government shutdown looming, clergy and community leaders gathered Monday on the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to protest proposed funding cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWSSource: AL.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Laughter may be the best medicine, but one Huntsville comedy theater is proving that healing comes in many forms — including helping those in need. The Shenanigans Comedy Theater, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS On November 3, local TV show Inside Huntsville, hosted by Brenda Martin, shone a spotlight on one of the community’s most anticipated events — the Alabama A&M University Alumni Hall of […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A south Alabama man is facing federal charges after investigators say he sent violent threats to a Mountain Brook rabbi and other religious and political leaders across several states. Jeremy Wayne […]

The former president’s surprising confession stirs questions about his faith, humility, and political image. The former president’s surprising confession stirs questions about his faith, humility, and political image. Nationwide — In a moment that caught even […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS GEE’S BEND, Ala. — The 2025 Airing of the Quilts Festival, held on Saturday, October 4, in the historic Gee’s Bend community of Wilcox County, celebrated the area’s world-renowned quiltmakers and the Black Belt […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS GALLION, Ala. — Nearly a century after first opening its doors to African-American students during segregation, the Oak Grove School in Gallion, Hale County, has reopened as a community center and museum celebrating Alabama’s Black educational […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — On Monday, faith leaders and community advocates gathered outside the downtown office of U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R–Ala.) for a peaceful Moral Mondays demonstration calling for action on poverty, healthcare, and voting […]

By Maya Aaron, OUC PR Intern HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Oakwood University Church (OUC) invites families in Huntsville and surrounding  communities to join the fun at this year’s Fall Festival under the theme, “Creation,” on Sunday, […]