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[ November 3, 2026 ] BEYOND THE PAYCHECK: How Black Alabamians Are Faring Headline News
[ November 3, 2026 ] New UAB Dental Clinic Targets North Alabama’s Care Shortage DECATUR
[ November 3, 2026 ] Five Huntsville Officers Arrested Since June; Four Cases Involve Domestic Violence Charges City News
[ November 3, 2026 ] Alabama didn’t become an economic powerhouse by saying no Commentary
[ November 3, 2026 ] COVID and Lung Cancer: What Emerging Research Shows Health

Braids Out, Time Back: Black Entrepreneur Launches Braid-Removal App

November 3, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS For women who wear braids, getting a new hairstyle often begins with a time-consuming chore: taking the old one down. Entrepreneur Kellie Brooks hopes to make that process easier with Take […]

Faith Evans $12.5 Million Owed to Biggie’s Loses Court Fight Over Mother’s Trust

November 3, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A Delaware judge has ruled that Voletta Wallace’s trust is entitled to more than $12.5 million in distributions from Notorious B.I.G., LLC, rejecting efforts by singer Faith Evans and the company […]

Philadelphia Innovator Wins $300,000 NASA Prize for Feeding Future Mars Crews

October 13, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS PHILADELPHIA — Chinyere “Chichi” Ukeje, a 25-year-old Black computer scientist, has won NASA’s $300,000 first-place prize for a food-system concept designed to help sustain astronauts on future Mars missions. NASA announced […]

Sen. Katie Britt Backs Bill Requiring AI Companies to Disclose Risks

September 30, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS U.S. Sen. Katie Britt is backing bipartisan legislation that would require certain artificial intelligence companies to tell the public more about the data their systems collect and the safeguards they use. The proposed AI […]

BET removes thousands of stories documenting Black history

September 22, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Years of reporting about Black culture, entertainment, politics and public life have disappeared from BET’s website after the network removed its written-news archive and shifted its digital strategy toward video. BET Digital […]

Five debts to eliminate before retirement

September 22, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Retirement income has less room for error than a paycheck. Reducing debt before leaving work can protect Social Security and savings from monthly payments. Start with these five categories. First, attack […]

When should you claim Social Security?

September 22, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Choosing when to claim Social Security is one of retirement’s most important decisions because it can change monthly income for life. No single age is best for everyone. The Social Security […]

How scammers are stealing your loved ones’ voices

September 22, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A familiar voice on the telephone is no longer proof that a loved one is calling. Criminals can capture a few seconds of audio from social media, videos or voicemail and […]

Trump Treasury Shelves Harriet Tubman $20 Bill After Decade-Long Effort

August 11, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has halted—for now—a decade-long effort to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department is “not […]

$1.4 Billion More: D.C. National Guard Mission Planned Through 2029

August 11, 2026 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Guard troops could remain deployed in the nation’s capital through the end of President Donald Trump’s term under Pentagon plans projected to cost taxpayers an additional $1.4 […]