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‘Thanks to Jacksonville State for highlighting its first Birmingham Promise graduate! Ashia Hudson graduated Dec. 15 with a degree in social work. Congratulations, Ashia! Read more of her story at https://www.jsu.edu/news/articles/2023/12/jsus-first-bham-promise-scholar-to-graduate-on-dec-15.html.

Birmingham Promise teamed up recently with City Club Birmingham for the second annual “Night of Promise” to raise money for scholarships and internships for students in Birmingham City Schools. The

By Kaleb Carson, Birmingham Promise intern, Huffman High School Student  On October 5, 2023, I visited Corey Bishop’s shop, Refresh Clothing in Five Points West-Ensley. As I entered the store,

We’re proud of Birmingham Promise intern Jamarean Heard and grateful to our employer partner AL.com for offering him an opportunity to gain experience working in journalism. Read the first of

My name is Kelsey Liptrot, and I recently graduated from Ramsay IB High School. This past spring, I had the opportunity to be a Birmingham Promise intern at Prosper, and

For Jermerra Bailey, the question wasn’t whether she’d go to college. It was how far away from home and how far in debt she’d go to get a degree. Birmingham