Tag: community
Alabama Power Announces Leadership Changes
southernco.com
Alabama Power on Tuesday announced leadership changes to enhance the customer experience and build stronger communities.
Alexia Borden has been named senior vice president...
109 Reasons Why Alabama Newspapers Are Not Disappearing
By Felicia Mason and Darrell Sandlin
Alabama newspapers are not disappearing.
Recent changes in the newspaper landscape in Alabama have us wanting to share some good...
Program Launched to Elevate Black Entrepreneurs in Birmingham
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Prosper, a Birmingham-based nonprofit, on Thursday launched “Operation: Backing Black Businesses”, an initiative connecting entrepreneurs and business owners in...
Nigerian-born UAB Alums Connect Through Culture and Community Service
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Over the course of several months in 1998, three teenagers left Nigeria to begin their college careers at UAB. They made...
After Selling His Company for $1.2 Billion, Shegun Otulana Builds Better...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Tucked away inside a conference room at his company's temporary headquarters at Innovation Depot on First Avenue North, Shegun Otulana...
Stephen Odaibo, M.D.: The Meaning of Success
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Stephen Odaibo grew up in Ilorin, a city roughly four hours north of Lagos. His father is a physician, and Odaibo...
Bolaji Kukoyi’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
By Matt Windsor
UAB Magazine
Bolaji Kukoyi hails from Lagos, one of the world’s largest cities. “There are people from every race, every tribe,” he says....
Birmingham’s 1st Annual Black Male Summit Draws Top Area Leaders
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr stood before a group of nearly 100 Black men on Saturday at the...
How the Newly Named CEO Plans to Remake Alabama Regional Medical...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Thomas “Ted” Greer knows what it’s like to do without. The new CEO of Alabama Regional Medical Services (ARMS) understands...
BSC President Daniel Coleman Opens Up About School’s Fiscal Crisis
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Southern College could close, and the vacant campus would add to blight in the city, without help from state...