“Our students have the talent, intelligence, and ambition to compete anywhere.”

by · The Birmingham Times

DR. BOBBIE KNIGHT, PRESIDENT OF MILES COLLEGE, DISCUSSING THE OPENING OF THE RAY OF HOPE CAREER CLOSET, THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES, NOVEMBER 12.

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