Tag: technology
Birmingham Promise Accepting Applications for Students to Get Paid Internships
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Birmingham Promise has opened applications for next year’s seniors in Birmingham City Schools to compete for paid internships that are available at a range...
Meet This Birmingham Startup That Just Won $50K in Launchpad Competition
By Mark Kelly
Alabama NewsCenter
Two Birmingham-based startups earned a combined $75,000 in funding at the Alabama Launchpad Cycle 2, 2022, Finale on Aug. 30. Nine finalists competed...
Mayor Woodfin on How Smart Technology Can Help Curb Increase in...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With Birmingham’s homicide rate up nearly 22 percent, due in part to 13 people killed in the first 26 days...
39-year-old Black Businessman Awarded a $13.4 Billion Defense Contract
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Meet Issac Barnes, the young founder and President of Eminent Future, whose Black-owned tech firm has been awarded a $13.4 billion dollar defense contract with...
BCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan: ‘We’ll Be Back and Better Than...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., superintendent of Birmingham City Schools (BCS) spoke to The Birmingham Times about the upcoming school year, which...
BCS Board President Daagye Hendricks on Purchasing $10M In New Devices
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Daagye Hendricks, president of the Birmingham Board of Education, spoke to The Birmingham Times about the upcoming fall semester, which...
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...
Google Announces Initiative to Train 100,000 Black Women in Digital Skills...
By Derek Major
Black Enterprise
Google officially launched an initiative last week to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by 2022.
The...
Miles College Builds More Partnerships with Global Brands
The Birmingham Times
It’s been a banner past four weeks for Miles College.
On Monday, the school announced it will become a community center for Coding...
Miles College Receives Grant from Alabama Power for Critical Tech needs
miles.edu
Miles College is receiving a grant from Alabama Power and its parent, Southern Company, to support the Miles College Empowerment Center for Digital Excellence in...