City News
HUNTSVILLE EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER
By Kenny Anderson The 2018 Jazz in the Park- Huntsville concert series has started with a blast. On Sunday evening, September 2, the First Lady of Smooth Jazz kicked off a five concert series to […]
Year: 2018
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COMMENTARY: Criticism of Rev. Jasper Williams Follow His Remarks at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral
SOURCE: BlackPressUSA.com Saying his subject was “Aretha the Queen of Soul,” Rev. Jasper Williams of the Salem Bible Church in Atlanta gave the audience gathered for Aretha Franklin’s funeral a few unexpected memories laced with […]
Sports
AAMU FOOTBALL OPENS WITH SHUTOUT OF MILES IN MAYNOR’S DEBUT
Connell Maynor made his debut as Alabama A&M’s new football coach, and the Bulldogs delivered the program’s first shutout in six years. With a swarming defense that dominated the trenches, Alabama A&M topped Miles 37-0 […]
Sports
32 black college products make opening day NFL rosters
A total of 32 products of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are on opening day NFL rosters after teams cut down to 53-man active rosters and 10-player practice squads this week. The teams are […]
Religion
BISHOP WHO TOUCHED ARIANA GRANDE AT ARETHA FRANKLIN FUNERAL APOLOGIZES
By Fisher Jack, Eurweb.com It’s time for some more apologizing that includes Ariana Grande … again. But this time, it’s from the bishop who officiated Aretha franklin’s funeral. Bishop Charles H. Ellis III has apologized Friday to the […]
Politics
White Supremacist Group Issues Racist Robocalls Mocking Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Black Democratic Candidate for Governor
BY: IVAN MORENO, AP Racist phone calls mocking Florida’s black Democratic gubernatorial nominee appear to be from a white supremacist podcast that has also taken credit for inflammatory robocalls in Iowa and California. In the […]
Headline News
ARETHA’S LACK OF A WILL COULD MAKE THING’S ROCKY FOR HEIRS
SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Aretha Franklin was so hard-nosed in her business dealings that she demanded to be paid in cash before performing. Her heirs won’t have it so simple. Though she lived to 76 […]
Religion
PROGRESSIVE UNION CHURCH MEN’S DAY 2018
Story and photos submitted by Gregory D. Miley Annual Men’s Day services were held on Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church. Services were held at the 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 […]
State News
SENATE SKETCHES #1629
By Senator Hank Sanders God works in mysterious ways. When I think of Selma/Dallas County, Alabama, I am comforted by this simple thought. I really need such comfort every time I think of Selma/Dallas County, […]
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ROLAND MARTIN ON PASTORS MEETING WITH TRUMP: ‘DON’T KISS THE RING; BRING A PROPHETIC WORD INTO A PARTISAN, POLITICAL SETTING’
By Roland Martin, BlackChristiannews.com What rankles black folks [about the black pastors who met with the president at the White House a few weeks ago] is the genuflecting to the feet of Trump, and […]