Sports
HBCU all-stars, award winners named
NEW ORLEANS – The inaugural HBCU All-Star Game, taking place on Sunday, April 3 during Final Four weekend in New Orleans at the UNO Lakefront Arena at 4 pm EDT, has named the nation’s top […]
Month: March 2022
Headline News
The CROWN Act highlights years of workplace hair discrimination finally being legally reprehensible
BY AMIAH TAYLOR The House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday, March 18, in a vote of 235-189, that would ban hair related discrimination. The CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) […]
City News
LOCAL AUTHOR, IRENE STEELE, WRITES NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK ENTITLED “TIMOTHY TALKS TO JESUS”
Submitted by Irene J. Steele In “Timothy Talks to Jesus,” I wanted readers to experience a child’s dilemma in wanting to talk to Jesus and have Jesus talk back to him. Timothy asks several people […]
Crime
Tuskegee University football player shot to death off campus; suspect charged with murder
By Carol Robinson A Tuskegee University football player was shot to death Friday night, and a suspect is now charged in his slaying. Authorities identified the victim as Reginald Tyrone Summage Jr., 20. He was a […]
Politics
Gambling bills among unfinished business for Alabama lawmakers at spring break
By Mike Cason Two distinct lottery proposals from Republicans await Alabama lawmakers when they return from spring break next week. Rep. Chip Brown of Mobile County introduced his plan last week and it won fast-track committee approval two […]
City News
Mo Brooks wants to ‘fire’ Mitch McConnell, calls on rivals to join him
By Paul Gattis U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks said in a press release Monday he wants to “fire” U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the Senate. Brooks has also launched firemcconnell.com where “conservatives around the country” […]
National News
2020 Census Called ‘Worse Undercount’ in Decades as Bureau Misses Millions of Blacks and Hispanics
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — The bureau estimated that the 2020 census incorrectly counted 18.8 million residents, double-counting some, wrongly including others, and missing others entirely, even as […]
AAMU
ALUM’S CANZA FINANCE RAISES MILLIONS TO EMPOWER A CONTINENT
Compiled by Jerome Saintjones Simplifying the Blockchain and Crypto for an Exploited Population Just one year ago, we were following Nigerian-American Alabama A&M University alumnus Oyedeji “Deji” Oluwoye on his exciting trip to Australia to […]
Health
9 Things To Add To Your Water For Flawless Skin
by Nutritionist Mary Toscano The secret to great-looking skin isn’t all about what you put on your skin, it’s about what you put in your body. And it doesn’t take a complicated diet either. The power of plain […]
City News
Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program
By Nick Kremer, WAFF 48 News HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Huntsville Hospital and Drake State Community and Technical College announced that they will be launching a new program that will train Licensed Practical Nurses that […]