Media Mentions Archive
2024-2025
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Freedom Prep Academy students take part in National Geographic Photo Camp |
Johnecia Howard & Sandra Lugo Interview with Alex Coleman |
WREG interview |
4/10/2025 |
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En Resumen Noticias interview – Facebook Live |
Randy Chavez, Enrollment Coordinator, shares enrollment info with prospective and current Latinx families in Memphis. |
Radio Ambiente – En Resumen Noticias |
3/19/2025 |
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R. Webb shares info about FPA, celebrating 15 years of excellence, and more with Alex Coleman. |
Exclusive Interview with Roblin Webb |
WREG interview |
1/21/2025 |
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En Resumen Noticias interview – Facebook Live |
Randy Chavez, Enrollment Coordinator, shares enrollment info with prospective and current Latinx families in Memphis. |
Radio Ambiente – En Resumen Noticias |
12/20/2024 |
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¿Dime cómo termina? la pregunta sin respuesta que plantea la escritora Valeria Luiselli |
Memphis Reads brings international author, Valeria Luiselli, to FPA and CBU. |
El Informante de Memphis |
10/7/2024 |
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Memphis Reads introduces kids to authors from around the world |
R. Webb shares info about FPA, celebrating 15 years of excellence, and more with Alex Coleman. |
The Daily Memphian |
10/5/2024 |
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“School threats continue to impact Mid-South classrooms
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FPA – no school 9/19/24 – FPA took precautionary measures to close for the day amidst national school threats. |
Fox 13 Memphis |
9/19/2024 |
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New Birmingham charter school to open while renovating building |
AL opening for the 24-25 school year |
AL.Com |
8/19/2024 |
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Birmingham charter school gets conditional approval after lowering enrollment target |
Birmingham charter school gets conditional approval after lowering enrollment target |
Alabama Reflector |
8/7/2024 |
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Discovering Memphis: Freedom Prep Parent Shares His Story |
Choose901 |
R. Webb shares info about FPA, celebrating 15 years of excellence, and more with Alex Coleman. |
8/2/2024 |
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Freedom Preparatory Academy opening this fall in the Titusville community |
FPA first day of School – AL |
Fox 6 – Birmingham |
7/17/2024 |
2023-2024
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New charter school to open in September – Looking for kindergarten students and teachers |
Birmingham – Now Enrolling |
Fox 6 – Birmingham, AL |
7/17/2024 |
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Interview with El Gallo 104.1FM – interview about FPA in Español. Shared “what is FPA? Where is FPA? Who are we enrolling?” |
Now Enrolling for the 2024-25 school year. |
El Gallo 104.1FM (Memphis) |
5/31/2024 |
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Salutatorian Kimberly Hernandez and #3 in the Class of 2024, Jady Luis, interview with Yayo and Ivette Butron on En Resumen Noticias and Radio Ambiente 1030AM station. |
Now Enrolling and Senior Spotlight |
Radio Ambiente/En Resumen Noticias (Memphis) |
5/29/2024 |
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Manuel Duran interviews Salutatorian Kimberly Hernandez and her father, Rigoberto Hernandez to celebrate our Class of 2024 gradutate’s accomplishments |
Now Enrolling and Senior Spotlight |
Memphis Noticias (Memphis) |
5/28/2024 |
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Freedom Prep’s Montgomery set to open in 2025-26 school year |
Montgomery – Conditional Approval |
CBS – 42 (Birmingham) |
5/16/2024 |
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AL Breaking Ground Ceremony |
AL Breaking Ground Ceremony |
WBRC Fox 6 – Birmingham |
5/16/2024 |
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AAMU offers over $500K in scholarships to Freedom Prep High students during energetic college outreach event |
AAMU offers over $500K in scholarships to Freedom Prep High students during energetic college outrea |
WFSA – 12 (Montgomery) |
4/26/2024 |
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AAMU offers over $500K in scholarships to Freedom Prep High students during energetic college outreach event |
14 FPA students received scholarships to Alabama A&M University (AAMU). AAMU joined FPA for their “President’s Tour” visiting high schools throughout the South. |
WMC-TV 5 |
4/26/2024 |
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Alabama A&M University awards Memphis high school $540K in scholarships |
14 FPA students received scholarships to Alabama A&M University (AAMU). AAMU joined FPA for their “President’s Tour” visiting high schools throughout the South. |
Fox 13 – Memphis |
4/25/2024 |
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Over $500K in scholarship money award to Freedom Prep students |
14 FPA students received scholarships to Alabama A&M University (AAMU). AAMU joined FPA for their “President’s Tour” visiting high schools throughout the South. |
WREG – News Ch. 3 |
4/25/2024 |
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FPA interview in Spanish with Gerardo Guzman |
El Jefe Radio and Rivera Communications host a job fair in Pelham, AL |
El Jefe Alabama and HSN Noticias |
4/18/2024 |
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FREEDOM PREP ACADEMY: Cambiando paradigmas en busca de la equidad educativa (“FREEDOM PREP ACADEMY: Changing paradigms in pursuit of educational equity”) |
FPA – Overview and Info about Enrollment |
El Informante de Memphis |
4/10/2024 |
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A Brighter Future, One Smile at a Time: Memphis Students Receive Free Dental Care |
Give the Kids a Smile – UTHSC Collab |
BNN Breaking |
2/26/2024 |
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Estudiantes de UT regalan “sonrisas” a estudiantes de Freedom Preparatory en Memphis |
Give the Kids a Smile – UTHSC Collab |
El Informante de Memphis |
2/26/2024 |
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UTHSC to give free dental services to students |
Give the Kids a Smile – UTHSC Collab |
WMC-TV 5 |
2/26/2024 |
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UTHSC Dental College will ‘Give Kids a Smile’ |
Give the Kids a Smile – UTHSC Collab |
Daily Memphian |
2/24/2024 |
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Freedom Prep launches K-1 enrollment for elementary school in Birmingham |
Alabama Awareness |
CBS – 42 |
2/12/2024 |
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Freedom Prep Academy Charter School coming to Birmingham |
Alabama Awareness (Roblin J. Webb Interview) |
CBS – 42 |
2/11/2024 |
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Freedom Prep teaches social and emotional skills in school |
Social Workers Special |
WLOX – Biloxi |
1/31/2024 |
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Memphis educators turning trauma into lessons, teaching social and emotional skills in school |
Social Workers Special |
WMC-TV 5 |
1/23/2024 |
