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For Madison Rembert, dreams of college were born and nurtured through the Magic City Classic. Watching the festivities around the country’s largest HBCU football game every year, Madison picked her

When it came to paying for college, Ra’Kiyah Williams was lucky. Her father, a veteran, had contributed to an education fund under a military program that comes with a 2-to-1

Stay Warm, Stay Well was a student-led community service event planned and executed by Birmingham Promise scholars from Alabama State University, Auburn University, and Auburn University at Montgomery. Students identified

Seniors in Birmingham City Schools who want to attend a four-year college or university have until Feb. 1 to complete their Birmingham Promise scholarship application – a deadline that is

Sparked by his maternal grandfather’s death, Markelle Scott developed a passion early on for a career in cancer research. Birmingham Promise helped put him on a path to make that

Growing up in Birmingham, twins Davon and Javon Young had every intention of getting a college degree. But they didn’t know exactly how. They spent most of their childhood in