Tag: quotes of note
“If hopelessness had a basement, I would be living in it...
MATTHEW NORRIS, A SENIOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION MAJOR AT UAB, WHO GRADUATES THIS MONTH, ON FINDING ACCESS TO EDUCATION SCARCE WHILE HE WAS GROWING UP...
“It feels like you’re in a trashcan rolling down a hill....
BESSEMER’S JACE JOHNSON WHO MADE THE UNITED STATES WORLD CUP BOBSLED TEAM; THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES, APRIL 11.
“Prom is the first most important day in a girl’s life,...
JESSICA HAYES, FOUNDER, CEO, DESIGNER, ‘HOUSE OF AVID’ AND A.H. PARKER GRAD; THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES, APRIL 4.
“This is devastating for the students, faculty members, families and everyone...
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL O’QUINN ON THE MAY 31 CLOSING OF BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE, WWW.BIRMINGHAMTIMES, MARCH 26.
“I want to be able to show my community that they...
ADEZZA DUBOSE, A LICENSED COUNSELOR IN BIRMINGHAM; THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES, MARCH 21.
“Our Black Male Teacher Initiative is something we’re so proud to...
STACI BROWN BROOKS, ALABAMA POWER FOUNDATION PRESIDENT ON ITS BLACK MALE TEACHER INITIATIVE, ALABAMA NEWS CENTER, MARCH 10.
“I have always known that God wanted me to do something...
-Ka’Darian “KD” Hill, former SEC defensive tackle and NFL recruit; UAB News, Jan. 26.
“Our goal is to educate our students … to achieve this...
-Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., Superintendent, Birmingham City Schools; birminghamtimes.com, Jan. 24.
“You will always honor the memory of your loved ones, but...
-Angela Walker, CEO of Mothers United Against Gun Violence; AL.com, Jan. 21.
“The mission is to remove barriers to prosperity. We do that...
-Chandra Scott, executive director, Alabama Possible; The Birmingham Times, Jan. 25
