Tag: black excellence
Meet the 13-Year-Old Accepted to UAB Medical School
The Birmingham Times
Alena Wicker may only be 13, but she’s been busy. A nominee for TIME’s Top Kid of the Year, the college student and founder of The...
The Drive and Determination of Isaac Cooper, BCRI Board Chair
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
Talk to people who know and work with Isaac Cooper, and some common themes emerge. Those themes – a commitment to...
The Father-Daughter Duo Who Are City Attorneys in Birmingham and Midfield
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Attorney Nicole King knew since age 5 that she wanted to be a lawyer just like her...
Meet Leah Davis, New Director of Development, Red Mountain Park Foundation
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Leah Davis knew exactly what she wanted in a city when it was time to leave her native Tupelo, Mississippi....
Dr. Jacqueline Lewis: Medical Role Model and Surgeon Leader
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Jacqueline Lewis, MD, sits in her office at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham. She is gracious and poised with...
Meet The Page Sisters: Top of Class in Birmingham and HBCUs
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Jamilah, Hadiyah, and Ayannah Page are more than sisters. They are classmates, mentors, friends, confidants, and colleagues who attended the...
Birmingham’s Science Sisters Are STEM Standouts
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
As in many industries, there are hardships that come along with being in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)...
Lawson State’s LPN Program Ranked No. 1 in the State
The Birmingham Times
The Lawson State Community College Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Program was ranked #1 by practicalnursing.org for 2021 after 16 LPN programs from across the...
21-Year-Old Builds Charter School for Young, Black Boys in Georgia
By Andrea Blackstone
Black Enterprise
At just 21 years old, King Randall has big plans to give back to community youth, even more than he already...
ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
By David Crary
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and...
