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SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Terri A. Sewell, Democrat from Alabama’s 7th Congressional District and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Elections for the Committee on House Administration, convened a shadow subcommittee hearing […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A tense exchange unfolded on Capitol Hill as U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama sharply questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over past comments regarding Black youth and […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON — A proposed shift in how federal student loans are managed is drawing sharp criticism from U.S. Senate Democrats, who say the move could create confusion and worsen an already […]

SPEAKIN’  OUT NEWS “While we celebrate our history, we’re equally focused on our future.” With those words, Dr. Karen Frith, dean of the University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Nursing, opened the second annual […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS å≈struggle and the highest reaches of political power — the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., who died on February 17, 2026, at age 84 surrounded by family at his home in Chicago. […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low.  Employers added just 50,000 jobs last […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT  NEWS A new national analysis shows that homeownership — long viewed as a cornerstone of the American Dream — is slipping further away from most U.S. families. According to personal finance firm Bankrate, […]

 SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS From Miami to San Diego, public schools across the United States are reporting a dramatic drop in students from immigrant families — a shift that educators say is reshaping classrooms, budgets, and […]