Alexander City: Curtis “Woody” Baird won in Tuesday, Oct. 6th’s mayoral election after a very close race coming down to the absentee votes. Baird won over incumbent Mayor Thomas Spraggins in Tuesday night’s election. Baird says he plans to focus on Alex City’s infrastructure first, he also says “We want to sit down with people from all aspects of the…
A white professor at historically black Tuskegee University says he’s suing the school, claiming he’s been denied the salary he deserves because of discrimination. Physics professor Marshall Burns says he hasn’t considered leaving Tuskegee because he loves teaching students. He says he gets an associate professor’s salary despite being a full professor since 1980. He says he’s asked for a…
The annual meeting of Southern Baptists this year will include discussions between black and white Baptist Churches about eliminating racism and working together. “…those efforts have been obscured at times as some in the denomination reject calls to be more deliberate about diversity, likening that to racial quotas. And while the 15.3-million-member denomination says about 20 percent of its churches…
It’s almost time once again for the Montgomery Marathon. Plenty of runners were lining up Friday for last minute sign-ups. For the second year in a row the race will feature a full marathon, a half marathon, a 5k race and a children’s run. More than 100 volunteers are also donating their time for this year’s event. The race starts…
