Tag: University
HBCU Preview: Miles College to Host Valdosta St. in Key Matchup
By Donald Hunt
For The Birmingham Times
Miles College will host Valdosta State, one of the top Division II teams in the country, on Saturday, Sept....
Their Children Attended Birmingham City Schools and UAB – Now They’re...
By Rachel Burchfield
UAB News
When one meets Willie and Cynthia Ballard, one of the first facts one will learn is that they are the proud...
Airlines Want to Recruit More Diverse Pilots. HBCUs Could be a...
By Curtis Bunn
nbcnews.com
At Florida Memorial University, a small historically Black university in Miami Gardens, Tremaine Johnson is training to become one of the country’s few...
Alabama A&M mourns death of Birmingham native and cheerleader
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama A&M University is mourning the death of Chi McDade who passed on Thursday night.
McDade was a member of the cheer...
JPMorgan Chase Opens First Birmingham Branch, With Help of HBCU Grad
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
JPMorgan Chase & Co. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its first full-service banking center in Birmingham.
Approximately 20...
19-year-old becomes youngest African American to graduate law school in U.S.
Jala Washington
KTSM El Paso
DALLAS -- Haley Schlitz on Friday became the youngest Black student to graduate from law school in the U.S.
Schlitz walked across...
Senate approves Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
By Christopher Rugaber
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, making...
Birmingham Native, Alabama St. Student Awarded Wells Fargo Scholarship
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU
Iyanah Scarbrough, a native of Birmingham and Alabama State University honor student who has worked numerous jobs to help her stay in...
Autherine Lucy Foster, first Black student at University of Alabama, dies...
Associated Press
Autherine Lucy Foster, the first Black student to enroll at the University of Alabama, died Wednesday. She was 92.
University officials announced her death...
At Miles College, Rev. Al Sharpton speaks on voting rights, CRT...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
The Rev. Al Sharpton, civil rights leader and founder/president of the National Action Network , spoke Monday at Miles College...
