Story compiled by Speakin’ Out News staff and photos by Greg Miley, Speakin’ Out News photographer

FAR RIGHT) University of Massachusetts in Boston graduate, Zoie Roberson, daughter of Demond & Jemeana Roberson, shares her college experiences in Boston and at Oxford University in England to Girls, Inc. Zoie graduated Summa Cum Laude at the age of 19 with a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts. She plans to attend law school and emphasize Corporate Law and Foreign Relations.
(LEFT – RIGHT) William Smother, Publisher of Speakin’ Out News and his oldest granddaughter, MissZoieRoberson.
Pictured far right, pointing at the wall Jemeana Smothers- Roberson, Associate Publisher of Speakin’ Out News, explains the humble beginning of Speakin’ Out News, a start-up of $700 on a kitchen table in 1980.

On June 22nd, fourteen girls, aged 10-14 years old, from Girls, Inc. of Huntsville took their field trip to Speakin’ Out News to learn about its business operation.

Speakin’ Out News’ Summer Initiative, ‘ Did You Know?’ is a community program that invites groups and organizations to visit its company to learn about its rich history in Huntsville and North Alabama for 43 years and the various departments involved in running a weekly newspaper.

If your group or organization is interested in scheduling a visit to Speakin’ Out News, email us at speakinoutnews@gmail.com, with attention to Mrs. Jemeana Smothers-Roberson and Miss Zoie Roberson.

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