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Medical Bills vs. Meals: Millions of Americans Skipping Food to Afford Healthcare

March 17, 2026 Bouldin 0

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 […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson: A Life of Hope, Justice and Unfinished Struggle — Remembering a Giant

February 17, 2026 Bouldin 0

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. […]

Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4%

January 13, 2026 Bouldin 0

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 […]

WHY NOW? HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP’S VENEZUELA STRIKE FITS A LONG PATTERN OF PRESIDENTS ACTING WHILE CONGRESS IS GONE

January 6, 2026 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to launch a military strike against Venezuela and seize President Nicolás Maduro while Congress was on winter recess has raised alarm not only because of what […]

American Dream at Risk: 75% of Homes Unaffordable, Study Finds

December 10, 2025 Bouldin 0

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, […]

Schools Nationwide See Sharp Declines in Immigrant Student Enrollment Amid Border Closures and Deportation Fears

November 19, 2025 Bouldin 0

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 […]

Debt Crisis Hits Home: $38 Trillion National Bill Threatens Alabama Jobs and Families

October 28, 2025 Bouldin 0

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. national debt surged past $38 trillion this week, marking the fastest jump in borrowing outside of the COVID-19 pandemic and deepening the strain of a federal government shutdown that […]

Dr. Kim Cliett Long Honored with 2025 Historian Award at Black Women’s Agenda Symposium

October 14, 2025 Bouldin 0

PRESS RELEASE Washington, D.C., September 26, 2025 — Dr. Kim Cliett Long received the 2025 Historian Award at the 48th Annual Symposium Awards Luncheon of the Black Women’s Agenda (BWA), the umbrella organization representing twenty-eight […]

Pentagon Eyes Alabama for National Guard ‘Quick Reaction Force’ Base Amid Trump Security Push

August 12, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama could become home to one of two proposed Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force (QRF) bases, according to The Washington Post, which obtained Pentagon documents outlining the plan. […]

Alabama & Texas Redistricting Battles Highlight National Struggle Over Voting Rights

August 5, 2025 Bouldin 0

Federal Judges Weigh Preclearance After Alabama Dilutes Black Voting Power Federal judges on Tuesday pressed Alabama officials over a request to reimpose preclearance—a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)—on the state after courts […]