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[ July 1, 2026 ] Fashion or Symbolism? Janet Jackson’s BET Awards Outfit Sparks Social Media Debate Over Her Tupac T-Shirt Entertainment
[ July 1, 2026 ] Eddie Murphy Recalls Unforgettable Career Advice From James Brown Entertainment
[ July 1, 2026 ] Patti LaBelle Says New R&B Album Will Reflect Life at 82 Entertainment
[ July 1, 2026 ] ‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Star Daveigh Chase’s Cause of Death Revealed Entertainment
[ July 1, 2026 ] Belton from Hampton football to WWE Superstar, to marriage Sports

Lawmaker to add state tribute to memorialize 1963 church bombing

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Joseph D. Bryant An Alabama lawmaker plans to add another honor in a week of tributes and commemorations marking the 60th anniversary of bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church. State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham, said she will […]

Social security would be exempt from garnishment for student loans under new bill

September 19, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Federal loan borrowers who default on their loans would no longer face having their Social Security benefits garnished under the terms of a new bill. Reps. Raúl Grijalva, D-Arizona, and John Larson, D-Connecticut, […]

Student loan forgiveness: 4 million student loan borrowers, 63,500 Alabamians, enrolled in SAVE plan

September 12, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore More than 4 million student loan borrowers – including 63,500 Alabamians – are now enrolled in the White House’s new loan forgiveness program, the Department of Education announced. The figures represent those enrolled […]

Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary

August 29, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands converged on the National Mall on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality […]

Mississippi police ‘goon squad’ plead guilty to torturing Black men in racist attack

August 15, 2023 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty on Monday to state charges for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case. […]

Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused […]

UAB announces first baby born through its uterine transplant program

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Williesha Morris The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) announced the first successful birth of a child through a uterine transplant at the UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute. The program is one of four uterus transplant […]

Military spouses deliver petition to Tuberville on ‘inappropriate and unpatriotic’ hold on nominations

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz An organization that advocates for military families on Monday hand delivered a petition signed by more than 500 active duty military spouses to Sen. Tommy Tuberville that calls the senator’s months-long hold on […]

38 Alabama districts receive federal grants for school safety, mental health

July 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain Thirty-eight Alabama school districts have been selected to receive grant money made available through the $1 billion federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The Alabama Stronger Connections Grant Program funds can be used […]

Biden to ramp up fight with Tuberville over senior military promotions: report

July 18, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Kent Faulk President Joe Biden’s administration this week plans to ramp up its fight with Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over his blockade of senior military officer promotions and bring the battle closer to the senator’s home, NBC […]