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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million Americans remain unregistered to vote — and about 10 million are African […]

By Sarah Swetlik After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down Roe V. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that state laws prohibiting abortion are now in full effect. “The […]

By J.D. Crowe,The Associated Press “Shoot down the Confederacy and up- hold the flag; the American flag.” Frederick Douglass Happy Juneteenth, y’all. This holiday – which recognizes the end of slavery – has been a […]

Story complied by Speakin’ Out News and photos credits by Shelly Williams SON photographer On June 12th, Representative Anthony Daniels, Rep. Laura Hall, and United Women of Color presented a non-partisan voter turn-out initiative meeting […]

Story and photos by Jerome Saintjones, AAMU Public Relations Director AAMU hosted former AAMU President Andrew Hugine Jr., First Lady Abbigail Hugine, and their family, for the unveiling of the Andrew and Abbiegail Hugine Living […]

By Roy S. Johnson, 2021 Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary and winner of 2021 Edward R. Morrow prize for podcasts: “Unjustifiable”, co-hosted with John Archibald. This is an opinion column. Don’t tell me. I’m tired […]

By Greg Miley, SON staff writer and photographer The Robert “Bob” HarrisonSenior Wellness and Advocacy Center, located in MadisonCounty District Six, celebrated ten years of serving the senior residents of northwest Huntsville and the surrounding […]

BY ROY S. JOHNSON This is an opinion column. They just wanted to shop, most of them. To buy groceries at Tops—Tops Friendly Markets is the full name of the supermarket on the east side […]

By Kyle Whitmire, state political columnist for the Alabama Media Group, 2020 winner of the Walker Stone Award, winner of the 2021 SPJ award for opinion writing, and 2021 winner of the Molly Ivins prize […]

The Investiture for the Twelfth President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, Dr. Daniel K. Wims, was held on Friday, April 29, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at the Thomas M. Elmore Gymnasium on the Alabama […]