SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Huntsville is widely known for rockets, research, and innovation — but long before the city gained its reputation as “Rocket City,” African Americans with Huntsville ties were already helping shape something just […]
by Evan Bollinger Few people realize it, but Black history is steeped in health and wellness discoveries. Not just discoveries, but also negative events that have affected the course of Black health history. From dangerous experiments […]
PRESS RELEASE After 50 years of spirit-filled gospel music in the Tennessee Valley and throughout the U.S., The Inspirational Choir, under the direction of Cleveland “Murphy” Wilson, will sing their last note on February 22, […]
by Dominique Lambright During the early 20th century, African Americans established thriving economic and commercial hubs in several cities, including Chicago, Tulsa, and Durham. Each neighborhood had its own nickname reflecting its prominence as a financial […]
by Karen Heslop While it’s not surprising to learn that a country’s or continent’s current name is different from what the indigenous people used, it’s not every day that you find out what the original name […]
By Howard Koplowitz On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a plantation in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba. […]
By Zoie D. Roberson, granddaughter of William Smothers and daughter of Jemeana Smothers-Roberson For more than 45 years, William D. Smothers has been a steadfast voice in Huntsville and North Alabama’s African American community, serving […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Throughout American history, Black workers have played a critical role in building the nation’s economy, yet they have often faced discrimination, exclusion, and exploitation in the workforce. The rise of Black labor […]
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Rev. Richard Henry Boyd, a former enslaved man from Alabama, emerged as one of the most influential Black religious leaders and entrepreneurs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His legacy […]
Reginald F. Lewis, a trailblazing entrepreneur and financier, made history as one of the first African Americans to build a billion-dollar company. As the chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Lewis redefined what […]
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