12-Year-Old Twins Create Care Packages For Girls In Need
Twin sisters from Montgomery, Alabama are on a mission to help young girls in need. In celebration of their birthday, 12-year-olds Breanna and Brooke Bennett launched an initiative designed to provide...
View ArticleBlack Man Will Be Released From Prison After 36 Years For Stealing $50
When Alvin Kennard was 22 years he reportedly robbed a bakery with a knife. He stole $50 and has been in prison ever since. Due to Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act, known as the “three strikes...
View ArticleSteven Reed Makes Black History As Montgomery, Alabama’s First African...
The world keeps proving that celebrating Black history isn’t only for February. In a landmark victory, Steven Reed won Tuesday’s mayoral election in Montgomery, Alabama, becoming the historic city’s...
View ArticleBeloved Black Alabama Sheriff Is Reportedly Killed Over Loud Music
Lowndes County in Alabama is mourning the loss of a pillar in their community, Sheriff John “Big John” Williams. According to the Montgomery Adviser, Sheriff Williams was allegedly shot in the head...
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Alabama Nonprofit Empowers Women To Escape Domestic Violence
When social entrepreneur T’sharin Moncrief found herself trapped in a physical, emotional, and psychologically abusive relationship at the age of 16, she didn’t know how she would escape her situation...
View ArticleAlabama’s Habitual Offender Law Keeps Man Imprisoned For 38 Years After...
W illie Simmons is a 62-year-old man from Alabama. He has spent the last 38 years of his life in prison for stealing $9 due to Alabama’s Habitual Offender law. Beth Shelburne of WBRC shared a thread on...
View Article80-Year-Old Graduate Makes History At Alabama A&M University
An 80-year-old Los Angeles native is living proof that you’re never too old to go after your dreams. Donzella Washington recently graduated from Alabama A&M University and made history in the...
View Article9-Year-Old From Alabama Helps The Homeless During The Holidays
A 9-year-old Alabama native is helping individuals impacted by homelessness in his local community. According to Black News, with the help of his family, Ethan Hill purchased 100 sleeping bags and food...
View ArticleSchool Does ‘Nothing’: Bullied Biracial Student Called N-Word, Threatened...
A mother has taken action against the Franklin County Board of Education and several administrators after her biracial son was reportedly called a n****r and was threatened with a noose. The mother,...
View ArticleHBCU To House $50 Million Amistad Paintings
An Alabama-based historically Black college (HBCU) has taken the necessary steps to ensure that pieces of historic Black art are preserved. According to the Associated Press, Talladega College opened a...
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Everything To Know About Nathaniel Woods, ‘Innocent’ Alabama Man Facing...
Source: WVTM 13/YouTube An execution set for Thursday is facing some major pushback from community leaders and activists. According to CNN, Alabama inmate Nathaniel Woods was convicted of killing three...
View ArticleHuntsville Man Mows Lawns, Provides Care Packages Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
In the midst of the global health crisis, there are uplifting stories that illustrate the power of community. According to Atlanta Black Star, Huntsville, Alabama resident Rodney Smith Jr. is on a...
View ArticleOctavia Spencer Donates Breathing Monitors To Hospitals In New York And...
Actress Octavia Spencer is focused on supporting health care workers who are on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. According to NBC News, she donated breathing monitors to hospitals...
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Video Shows Cops Brutalize Black Business Owner Who Called 911 Over Robbery
Source: YouTube / Youtube A Black business owner was attacked by police officers after calling them over a robbery. According AL.com, the incident happened nearly three months ago on March 15, however,...
View ArticleIn Communities Like Tuskegee, Dispelling Vaccine Skepticism Requires A Deep...
Pictures and videos of Black doctors, celebrities, and community leaders getting the vaccination are not enough to convince some people of the vaccine’s safety. Vaccine skepticism among Black Americans...
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Ex-Astronaut Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison After Deadly DUI Crash That...
Source: Screenshot / Twitter A former astronaut was only sentenced to four years in jail on Thursday after pleading guilty to two manslaughter and two assault charges resulting from a DUI incident that...
View ArticleMobile’s First Black Women-Owned Community-Focused Mental Health Center Opens
Two Black women entrepreneurs are on a mission to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental health in the Black community and are making history in the process. According to NBC 15, Afiya Hooker and...
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Dying COVID-19 Patients In Alabama Thought Only People With ‘A Certain Skin...
Source: Education Images / Getty A new report out of Alabama underscores the levels of ignorance about COVID-19 and the vaccine that are alarmingly abounding around the country at a time when public...
View ArticleAlabama A&M University Receives Largest Individual Donation In Its 146-Year...
An Alabama A&M University alum is paying it forward by financially supporting the institution’s advancement so that it can further its mission of educating and empowering changemakers for...
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Black Woman Still On Probation For Refusing To Give Up Seat On Segregated Bus...
Source: Archive Photos / Getty 85-year-old Claudette Colvin hasn’t been in trouble with the law since she was 15. But everyday she leaves the house her family worries that police could arrest her at...
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