Current Headline

By Bilal G. Morris Life needs perspective. Malcolm X learned that when he traveled to Mecca to take his pilgrimage in April 1964. It’s heartbreaking to think about the pain his pregnant wife and four […]

By Mark Krikorian In 1853, Frederick Douglass wrote of cities in the North: Every hour sees the black man elbowed out of employment by some newly arrived emigrant, whose hunger and whose color are thought […]

By Kyle Whitmire, The Associated Press Yes, there is history in Eufaula. But there’s something missing. The most significant memorial in Eufaula is the one that isn’t here. Just a little further down Eufaula Avenue […]

By Libby Hendren ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Miss USA Cheslie Kryst is one of several high-profile people who have taken their own life recently. Actress Regina King’s son Ian Alexander Jr. committed suicide on his […]

By Howard Koplowitz The Alabama Legislature’s redistricting plan for 2022 will not take effect for congressional races after a panel of three federal court judges found the map dilutes the voting power of Black residents […]

Story and photos by Greg Miley, SON Messenger Retired United States Air Force Brigadier General (BG) Charles E. McGee, passed on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at the age of 102. BG McGee was a Tuskegee […]

By Ramsey Archibald Alabama hospitals and ICUs, while still short of the huge numbers seen during the late summer delta surge, are already being stretched thin by omicron. And some areas are getting hit harder […]

By Michael Seale MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama reported a daily average of more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases Monday, but medical officials remain optimistic because hospitalizations in the state have not reached anywhere near the numbers […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Anne Rygiel runs a homeless shelter for men in Birmingham called Firehouse Ministries. As the weather gets cold and the holidays approach, Rygiel must turn more people away each night for lack […]

By Rebecca Griesbach Alabama has struggled with educator staffing for years, but data shows shortages have worsened in specific areas and at different stages of the pipeline. According to the ACHE report, at least 1700 […]