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07/28/2024

"I do not need my freedom when I'm dead. I cannot live on tomorrow's bread." - Langston Hughes

07/28/2024

On this day, in 1915, ten thousand Blacks marched down Fifth Avenue, New York City, in silent parade protesting lynchings and racial indignities.

07/27/2024

"We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are."
- Oprah Winfrey

07/27/2024

On this day, in 1991, Earl Christian Campbell, one of the greatest NFL players of his generation was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Campbell was also made a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

07/26/2024

07/26/2024

Congratulations and Happy 27th Wedding Anniversary to Ernest & Ruby Allman!

Sponsors: Brook’s BBQ, Coleman’s Cleaners,
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07/26/2024

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Join us at the Bar-Kays event during the 2024 W.C. Handy Music Festival for a night of funky tunes and good vibes!

07/26/2024

On this day, in 1926, the Spingarn Medal was awarded to Carter G. Woodson for "ten years devoted service in collecting and publishing the records of the Negro in America."

07/25/2024

Congratulations, Eria Brown Cole on becoming a newly licensed Realtor.

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07/25/2024

"The most important skill for any black child in America is to have the ability to create their own job." - Dr. Boyce Watkins

07/25/2024

On this day, in 1941, Emmett Till was born to Mamie and Louis Till in Chicago, Illinois. Emmett Till was an African American boy, who was murdered by two white men at the age of 14. His murder was one of the driving forces of the Civil Rights Movement.

07/24/2024

“You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.” - John Lewis

07/24/2024

On this day, in 1651, Anthony Johnson, a free Black probably among the first twenty settlers, received a grant of 250 acres of land in Northampton County, Va., for importing five persons. Johnson established a settlement on the banks of the Pungo Teague River.

07/23/2024

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to our Soul of the Shoals Winner, James Hooks of Sheffield, AL.

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07/23/2024

"I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all." -Simone Biles

07/23/2024

On this day, in 1962, Baseball great, Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

07/22/2024

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to our Soul of the Shoals Winner, Patricia Cole of Florence, AL.

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07/22/2024

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Join us at the Bar-Kays event during the 2024 W.C. Handy Music Festival for a night of funky tunes and good vibes!

07/22/2024

"Each person must live their life as a model for others." - Rosa Parks

07/22/2024

On this day, in 1946, Daniel Lebern Glover, commonly known as Danny Glover was born in San Francisco, California. He is American actor who has starred in over 70 Hollywood films.

07/21/2024

07/21/2024

"The time is always right to do what's right." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

07/21/2024

On this day, in 1864, the first daily Black newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, was published in English and French.

07/20/2024