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SOURCE: CNN staff Although National African American History Month wouldn’t be officially celebrated until after he passed, Dr. Carter G. Woodson was responsible for the creation of the monthly observance. Born in 1875 near New […]

by Dr. Wilma J Ruffin, Chapter President with courtesy The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter, dedicated a historical marker honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Founder Harriet Josephine Terry on Tuesday, […]

Members from local organizations in NW Huntsville walked-out during mayor’s unity award acceptance. Protestors picketed outside the VBC, North Hall. Compiled by Speakin’ Out News; SON photo credits by Shelly Williams HUNTSVILLE, AL – – […]

By Examiner Staff A video published by Vulture on Friday relays crucial role Motown singer Stevie Wonder played in bringing Martin Luther King Jr. Day into fruition. In 1968, just four days after Dr. King’s […]

By Nicole Chavez, CNN For years, Nikeland Nichols has traveled hundreds of miles to march on the streets of Atlanta with his children, sing at the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once […]

From Classroom Teacher to College President By Phyllis Jones, Speakin’ Out News, senior writer A new chapter is being added to JF Drake State Community and Technical College’s history book. Dr. Patricia Sims is now […]

By Erick Johnson, NNPA The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday January 2, the latest attraction to close due to the partial government shutdown. Hundreds of employees at the […]

By Kim Chandler / The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford arrived at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham Saturday evening. On Friday, December 28, Judge L. Scott Coogler of the […]

Story and photos by Jerome Saintjones, AAMU Public Relations   A Monroeville, Ala., native, Commissioner Malone joined the U.S. Marine Corps following high school and rose to the rank of Sergeant before separation. He is […]