Tuskegee News

As it heats up outside, enter the cool, dark sanctum of local and area theaters and, maybe, get a new perspective on the world.

That she would have a personal trainer, win a fitness competition, shed about 50 pounds, and would fit into jeans she never thought possible.

A natural alliance. Mind you, Louis Farrakhan blasted Jews and whites at this confab.

Lionel Richie will take the stage on Thursday October 17th 2013 at the HP Pavilion and perform some of his current and classic hits that we all love.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan quoted the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to support the preservation of the Voting Rights Act as the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling is forthcoming in Shelby County's challenge of the historic legislation.

Friday's Birmingham rally featuring Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in support of preserving the Voting Rights Act of 1965 will be at downtown's Kelly Ingram Park.

Several of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by Macon County residents and leaders against Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange argue that he violated their constitutional rights and overrode their vote to alter the constitution to allow bingo there.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will donate 65 unused acres and about 20 buildings to dramatically expand Tuskegee University under a property transfer that is awaiting congressional approval.

The beaches at Gulf Shores are still closed this morning after four people drowned there in a 24-hour period.

A court hearing is set next month in a federal civil case involving a Tuskegee man and a major video rental company.

Attorney General Luther Strange, in a recent court filing, called Mayor Johnny Ford of Tuskegee's claims about voting rights violations, "frivolous" and "harassing in nature."

Black leaders in the state said Tuesday an upcoming caravan in support of keeping the Voting Rights Act of 1965 intact will be historic.

However, we are fighting back. We have taken our case to federal court. On April 4, the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr.

Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Carr stands to acknowledge his service in the Afghanistan War as he and other veterans are honored at the second annual Take a Vet to School day Thursday at Edward Little High School in Auburn.

In Tuskegee, the annual Fly-In means different things to different people, but the main theme is the focus on the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black fighter pilots, who fought in World War II.

When talk turns to the closing of VictoryLand Casino, the women in Clare's Beauty Salon on North Elm Street grow quiet and avert their eyes.

After a series of audits, a Tuskegee community health center has added "misappropriation of funds" to its list of allegations against Birmingham Health Care, according to the latest court filing.

Macon County School Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline Brooks confirmed to WSFA 12 News that shots were fired at the Chappie James Center at Tuskegee Universiity after Booker T. Washington's graduation.