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Scriptural text: JEREMIAH 1:6-10; 26:8-9,12-15 By: REV. DR. ISAIAH ROBINSON, JR.     KEY VERSE The Lord said unto me, say not I am a child: for thou shalt  Go to all that I shall send […]

Congress failed to reach a funding agreement, triggering the first federal government shutdown in six years and furloughing hundreds of thousands of workers. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over health care subsidies and budget priorities, while states like Maryland scramble to support affected employees and contractors.
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The Atlanta BEST Academy Polo Team, formed by the Ride to the Olympics Foundation, made its competition debut at the 8th Annual Atlanta Polo Party during the 2025 Soul Symphony Weekend, achieving a 4-3 victory over the Starr Creek Polo Club.
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Educators and civil rights leaders at the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference warned that attacks on public education threaten both democracy and students’ futures. Speakers urged teachers to take action locally and nationally, emphasizing fully funding schools, lowering the cost of higher education and raising teacher pay as key steps forward.
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Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ new book “107 Days” offers a candid, often raw account of her whirlwind 2024 campaign against Donald Trump. Harris reflects on Biden’s struggles, her own missteps, and the behind-the-scenes drama of replacing him at the top of the ticket, while pulling back the curtain on the emotional toll and unusual moments of the race.
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By Wayne Campbell “Mental health problems don’t define who you are. They are something you experience. You walk in the rain and you feel the rain, but you are not the rain.”  – Matt Haig The youth mental health crisis endures, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released in August.  In […]
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Black-women owned law firms, EPW Law and Bernadette Armand Law, have partnered to sue the District of Columbia (D.C.) and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) for the neglect of a young woman who was continuously sexually assaulted by DYRS guard, Kelvin Powell.
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By Penguin Random House The Banned Wagon will hit the road during Banned Books Week, beginning Oct. 5, for its third annual tour to celebrate the freedom to read and express ideas, highlight the value of free and open access to information, and confront the harms of censorship. Powered by Penguin Random House and presented […]
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Times Staff Report U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) late Tuesday night blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for the government shutdown. Sewell said the Republican-led Congress and the Trump Administration failed to pass a single appropriations bill before the September 30 funding deadline and refused to negotiate with Democrats on an extension. “Trump and Republicans […]

dcwins.com Bipartisan legislators and Alabama physicians gathered in Birmingham on Tuesday to celebrate a landmark new maternal health care law that takes effect Oct. 1. The new law, known as “presumptive Medicaid eligibility,” speeds access to prenatal care for low-income pregnant women by allowing Medicaid to pay for outpatient medical care for up to 60 […]

By Don Rhodes II | The Birmingham Times Tiffany Nicole White lives by a simple philosophy “delay doesn’t mean deny.” At just 23 years old, the Birmingham native would know. She has already overcome more obstacles that many face in a lifetime. From growing up in foster care and dropping out of high school at […]

birminghamal.gov The City of Birmingham, in partnership with the Community Funding Accelerator (CFA), convened 30 employer and community partners in K-12 education, community college, workforce training, transportation, entrepreneurship, and childcare to confirm and release their Workforce Strategy. The strategy outlines how $20.2 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant will be used to […]

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times JOYCELYN ‘JOY’ AND CHRIS WHITE Live: Hoover Married: Dec. 6, 2014 Met: Spring 2012, at The Plum Bar in downtown Birmingham. Joy was a regular patron and friends with the establishment’s sound tech, who was also friends with Chris. Chris, also a musician who plays bass […]

Alumna Tchernavia Rocker will serve as the Grand Marshal for the 2025 Homecoming Parade. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Rocker earned her Master of Business Administration from AAMU in 2000 after completing her Bachelor of […]

130 students recently took center stage as they were inducted into Alabama A&M University’s Honors Program, the second largest class in the program’s history. The Ernest Knight Center brimmed with proud families, cheering friends, and […]

The Alabama A&M University College of Business and Public Affairs is partnering with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to host a series of Virtual Excel Workshops designed to strengthen technical skills for both students and faculty. The workshops, […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS  Alabama A&M University President Daniel K. Wims made history last week when he became the first A&M president to testify before Congress, appearing before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management […]

 SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — A tense public-comments period at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting laid bare community frustration over speech limits tied to pending litigation, alleged harassment of Black-owned businesses, and long-standing concerns […]

The public welfare requiring it, and under authority granted by Section 11-52-78 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows:  1. That […]

The public welfare requiring it, and under authority granted by Section 11-52-78 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows:  1. That […]

The public welfare requiring it, and under authority granted by Section 11-52-78 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows:  1. That […]

The public welfare requiring it, and under authority granted by Section 11-52-78 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows:  1. That […]

The public welfare requiring it, and under authority granted by Section 11-52-78 of the 1975 Code of Alabama, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, as follows:  1. That […]

 CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025  BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, The Budget of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, for the fiscal year […]

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, that Budget Ordinance No. 89-79, adopted on February 23, 1989, as amended, is hereby further amended to provide that all eligible employees […]

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Alabama that the following described property is hereby declared surplus and no longer necessary for public or municipal purpose: 

In accordance with Section 16, Title 50 Code of Alabama, 1940, notice is hereby given that Wallace Construction has completed the Contract for Construction of John Hunt Street Signs in Various Locations at 2005 Airport […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS EPES, Ala. — A search for a missing Mississippi woman and her young daughter has ended in heartbreak after both were found dead in Alabama’s Tombigbee River. The body of Shardee McGill, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — A retired Huntsville police officer who once led the city’s Crime Stoppers program has been indicted after investigators said he took more than $25,000 intended for community tipsters. Charles Nathan Nickelson, […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HARTSELLE — A 91-year-old man has died after his vehicle was struck by a train in Hartselle, according to authorities. The collision happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the railroad tracks near College Street and Chestnut […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS FLORENCE — A Florence police officer has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest on a domestic violence charge, officials confirmed Saturday. Officer Evan Thornton was charged with domestic violence, third degree, and […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville City Council has approved a $343.7 million operating budget for the 2026 fiscal year, along with two capital improvement budgets, focusing on roadwork, public safety, recreation, and neighborhood redevelopment. Mayor Tommy […]

Baltimore has hit historic lows in violent crime, with homicides at their lowest in more than 50 years. But State’s Attorney Ivan Bates says the city is falling short in addressing quality-of-life crimes, like car break-ins, vandalism and public drug use.
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What happened to Rome and its destruction from within is now being
experienced by Americans in Real Time. The meeting that the Secretary of
Defense held with all the senior military leaders is a prime example of the
effort to not only force all senior military leaders to resign or quit out of
protest and frustration, but to also undermine the position of women in the
military, many of whom have earned their way to some of the highest ranks
in our armed forces.

Compton residents and visitors from surrounding communities gathered once again on the beautiful, manicured lawn of Compton College. This was an overcast, gray day. Fortunately, the sun came out in the afternoon.