By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Nearly 4,000 people have signed on to a petition to reopen foster homes that were suspended by the Department of Human Resources over the summer. Kids to Love, a Madison-based non-profit that operates […]
By Carol Robinson Leroy Stover, Birmingham’s first Black police officer, has died. Stover, 90, joined the Birmingham Police Department on March 30, 1966. He rose through the ranks to become a deputy chief before retiring in […]
Background Scripture: Romans 13:8-10; 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Lesson Context: In Romans chapter 12, Paul begins this section by challenging readers to offer themselves as “a living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1). What follows is what that kind […]
Historical Death Birmingham’s first Black police officer dead at age 90: ‘He will forever be in hearts and mind’ ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. ROOSEVELT RICE MARCH 10, 1933 – NO- VEMBER 4, 2023 Funeral service […]
The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Kentucky State Supreme Court arguing an expanded child abuse law should not allow claims to be brought against “non-perpetrators” such as religious organizations, the Louisville Courier-Journal […]
By Mike Cason A Dallas County man pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor assault charges for his part in a violent brawl that erupted at Montgomery’s Riverfront Park in August. Richard Roberts, 48, pleaded guilty after two hours […]
By Alaina Bookman After receiving a life sentence for a first time, nonviolent offense, and serving 21 years in an Alabama federal prison, Alice Marie Johnson returned to the state to empower those who are still […]
Story and photo submitted by Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, senior writer Mrs. Ellen Marie Drake Walton recently passed away in Detroit, MI. She was the youngest of twin girls born on May 9, 1926, to […]
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. GAVIN DORAN LESLIE DECEMBER 13, 1969 – OCTOBER 24, 2023 Funeral service was 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 30, 2023, at the Madkins Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (2403 Oakwood Rd […]
Background Scripture: Acts 15:1-21 Lesson Context: The Jerusalem Council. The events of Acts 15:4-29 depict a meeting sometimes called the “Jerusalem Council.” The Jerusalem Council is a council described in Acts chapter 15 of the […]
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