By Ryan Foley One Sunday in 1817, Jarena Lee attended a service at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Philadelphia. A former servant, Lee had become a Christian nearly a decade before—a conversion […]
Past recipients include Toni Morrison and Robert Frost. by Brandee Sanders Acclaimed poet and activist Sonia Sanchez’s expansive collection of work has been symbolic of Black liberation, resilience and pride; inspiring generations of writers and change […]
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column.Shanta Owens was at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport Friday morning, corralling her family for a weekend trip to visit friends in Texas. A district judge in the criminal division […]
by Karen Heslop Many people know Wendy Williams from her famous television show but the celebrity actually got her start in radio. Starting in 1986, she didn’t spread her wings to television until 22 years later […]
Dante Stewart The story of early African-American Christianity proves the power of the Resurrection against oppression. “The Resurrection has proved its power; there are Christians—even in Rome.” This is how Karl Barth, renowned Swiss theologian, […]
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Library Association, its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported that 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content […]
THE AFRO — McAlpin’s peers promised, they would share their notes, and make sure he got the same story if he just wouldn’t go in the room. They would even make him a member of […]
By John Sharp Satchel Paige grew up in a section of Mobile known as “Down the Bay,” learned to pitch while spending nearly six years in the Alabama Reform School for Juvenile Negro Law-breakers in […]
by Karen Heslop Nick Cannon has become a staple in the entertainment industry, mainly from a combination of his talent and hard-working attitude. Though he’d been working on achieving his goal of being an entertainer from […]
By Trisha Powell Crain As Alabama lawmakers look to take up multiple bills in the coming weeks that would ban divisive concepts associated with critical race theory, Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey on Wednesday told members of […]
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