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Backlash over appointment renews debate about race, reputation, and redemption in Alabama politics By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS STAFFPublished November 4, 2025 Donald Watkins Jr. has withdrawn from his role as Montgomery’s director of small and minority business […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS As the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, its ripple effects are being felt across Huntsville — from the gates of Redstone Arsenal to the pawn shop counters along […]

Officials face up to 20 years in prison for alleged misuse of taxpayer money By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS STAFFPublished November 4, 2025 The Mayor of Brooksville, Mississippi, and the town’s former city clerk have been arrested on charges […]

The morning fog and chill gave way to a beautiful day in the City of Inglewood, aka, “City of Champions,” and “City Where Champions Are Made.”
     The Día de los Muertos event was hosted by Inglewood Park Cemetery and Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. This solemn and celebratory day paid tribute to life, love, and the enduring bonds shared with loved ones who have transitioned.

Times staff report U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell dropped in on the Birmingham City Council meeting on Tuesday to thank Mayor Randall Woodfin and the council for allocating $1 million to help feed SNAP recipients who may receive lesser amounts of food aid due to the federal government shutdown.” “The reality is people are struggling,” Sewell […]

By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times   Birmingham’s historic Boutwell Auditorium Exhibition Hall was transformed into a space of distinguished celebration on Monday evening as the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated Omicron Lambda Chapter, in partnership with Perkins Law LLC, and Toasted Yolk hosted “A Salute to Alpha Excellence” to recognize two of the […]

BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY | Special to the Birmingham Times JERMELL & ENEKA IRVING Live: Pleasant Grove Married: July 25, 2020 Met: October 2016, at Jermell’s home church, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Brighton. Jermell was there serving for the church’s youth day, and Eneka was invited by their mutual friend, and Jermell’s fellow church member, […]

California Connects Regional, the statewide series of convenings hosted by the Governor’s Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC), made a stop in Sacramento on Oct. 21.

They called it Shared Chains. The episode ran on the “Blaac718” podcast, and in that dim space between sound and silence, an Asian American man spoke a truth this country has long tried to drown. “I always tell people,” he said quietly, “the day the Latino, African American, Asian, and other communities realize they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning.

America’s economy is not collapsing by accident. Under President Donald Trump, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller, a deliberate plan has taken hold, a plan that weakens the labor market, starves families of food and health care, and rewards the wealthy with power and profit. What was once called “economic populism” has become an organized campaign of cruelty that has left the country broken and millions of Americans in despair.

Onyx Impact has released its eye-opening BlackOut Report which reveals that the efforts to derail Black progress are not merely historical footnotes but present-day threats. In just the past eight months, there have been 15,723 distinct impact points, each representing a direct attack on Black opportunities, lives, or histories. 

This Saturday marks one month of the federal government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers—nearly 20% of whom are Black and 30% of whom are veterans—are missing their second paycheck. Families across the country will be forced to choose between paying for groceries, rent and medical care. President Trump and his allies in Congress are inflicting this pain because they would rather shut down the government than deal with the looming health care crisis that will explode costs for more than 170 million Americans.

The Alabama A&M University Office of Student Affairs hosted its annual Fall/Halloween Spectacular on The Quad Friday, bringing together students, faculty, staff and families for an afternoon of costumes, candy and community fun. Attendees embraced […]

Twenty-five attorneys general across the country and three governors have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Secretary, Brooke Rollins, after the agency moved to suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, which helps more than 40 million Americans buy food each month.

If a man’s true wealth is measured by the community he builds, then Darwin Young is a king. After four decades perfecting the look and boosting the confidence of countless clients, Young recently received the ultimate tribute: a profound act of love organized by the very people whose lives he touched.

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to release emergency funds to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) afloat — but only temporarily. The rulings, issued Friday, October 31, require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into $5.3 billion in contingency reserves to partially cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.

Over the last two legislative sessions, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed 11 of 30 reparations-focused bills authored by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).

The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes the importance of stakeholder participation in the decision-making process of the Installation Restoration Program (IRP). In accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2705 and DoD/Army policy, the U.S. Army Environmental […]

By JOSH MOON, AL Reporter, investigative reporter and columnist If you have ever been guilty of believing that “both sides” in American politics are bad or the same or equally to blame for something awful, […]

Democratic lawmakers rally at the State House, demanding swift state action to protect SNAP benefits and prevent hunger across Alabama.  SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Standing behind signs reading “No Kids Hungry” and “People Need Food,” Alabama’s […]

Public notice is hereby given that the regular meeting of the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission will be held on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the 2nd floor […]



Before the federal government shutdown became imminent — and before the risk of a hunger crisis was clear — Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) introduced a bill aimed at preventing any reduction in CalFresh benefits, if federal funding were ever cut.



Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA) has an immediate requirement to solicit interested qualified, licensed, and bonded entities to provide apartment unit casualty repairs. All quotes must be submitted on the forms provided by HHA. Contractors shall […]

Today is an all-day board meeting for the Smithsonian Regents. Advocates and lawyers are advocating for this quarterly meeting to save over a million artifacts and specimens, particularly at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. A group forming a broad-based coalition called America’s History SOS is presenting over 70,000 signatures to members of Congress who serve on the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to save artifacts at what is affectionately called the Blacksonian (NMAAHC), which opened in September 2016.

Huntsville Utilities in Huntsville, Alabama is seeking bids for Filter Media Rebuilding located in Huntsville, Alabama. Sealed bids will be received by the City of Huntsville, a municipal corporation within the State of Alabama, d/b/a/ […]

Huntsville Utilities in Huntsville, Alabama is seeking bids for Water Tank Access Improvements located in Huntsville, Alabama. Sealed bids will be received by the City of Huntsville, a municipal corporation within the State of Alabama, […]

Sealed Bid Proposals will be received by The University of Alabama at Birmingham Facilities Planning Design and Construction at the Facilities Administration Building Conference Center, 801 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35294, Thursday, November 13, […]

Second Chance Deliverance Ministries marks 20 years of service as the city also honors space legend Edward Buckbee for a lifetime of achievement  SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The Huntsville City Council meeting held Thursday night, October […]

The Department of Justice will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions, five of which are in California, for the upcoming Nov. 4 Special Election, prompting California to deploy its own team of observers to watch the DOJ staff and 41 California Democratic Congressmen to call it an act of voter intimidation.
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COMES NOW the undersigned counsel of record for the Petitioner in this cause, and, upon first being duly sworn, does hereby state to this Honorable Court that service of process on TIMOTHY DARGAN, a party […]

California voters will decide on Proposition 50 in the upcoming Nov. 4 Special Election, which will determine whether to use new, legislatively drawn congressional district maps until 2030 or continue with the current maps drawn by the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission.
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Jack Roosevelt Robinson, the first Black player in Major League Baseball, signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers 80 years ago, breaking the color barrier in the sport and becoming a civil rights activist, while his legacy continues through the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
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Two breast cancer survivors share their deeply personal journeys through mastectomy, loss and healing. Clorie Tildon, a woman of steadfast faith, and Millena Smith, who overcame addiction and homelessness, reveal how faith, support and self-acceptance shaped their recovery. Their stories offer raw insight and powerful advice for women facing the emotional and physical challenges of breast cancer
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Proposition 50, which will be voted on in November, could significantly change the demographics of California’s Inland Empire, potentially shifting as many as five of the state’s 52 House seats from Republican to Democratic control and increasing the share of Latino eligible voters in Rep. Kenneth Calvert’s district from 29.7% to 55%.
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By Ericka Alston BuckSpecial to the AFRO Baltimore Center Stage is taking audiences from the comfort of their seats straight into a prison visiting room.  “The Peculiar Patriot,” presented by Emmy-winning storyteller Lena Waithe and written and produced by Liza Jessie Peterson, isn’t just a play; it’s a powerful and unfiltered look at the realities […]
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