USA Launches $10,000 Scholarship Fund for HBCUs
McDonald's launches $500,000 Black & Positively Golden Scholarship Fund for HBCU students through Thurgood Marshall College Fund partnership....
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Honda Partners with HBCUs to Combat the Pandemic
Honda redirected $325,000 from its canceled Campus All-Star Challenge to support 58 HBCUs in COVID-19 relief efforts, helping 108 organizations across 20 states....
Morgan Education Professor Named Among Maryland’s Top 100 Women
Morgan State University education professor Martha James-Hassan was named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women for her 25+ years of work in urban education and...
DJ Khaled, Get Schooled Launch New Scholarship Program
DJ Khaled partners with Get Schooled to launch Key to Social Change, awarding over $20,000 in scholarships to students using social media for positive community...
Charles Barkley Partners with EVERFI on African-American Education
Charles Barkley partners with EVERFI to launch African-American history digital course for high school students in Alabama and Mississippi at no cost....
UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball Raises Record $1.3M
Atlanta's 34th annual UNCF Mayor's Masked Ball raised a record-breaking $1.3 million for HBCUs. The sold-out gala featured 1,200 attendees and celebrity co-host Tyrese Gibson....
Sheryl Underwood Black Radio 24-Hour RadioThon for HBCUs
Sheryl Underwood Radio hosts a 24-hour radiothon June 1-2 to raise funds for HBCUs and HBCU radio stations. The live-streamed event features celebrity guests....
Diddy Launches Charter School, Criticizes Obama and Clinton
Sean 'Diddy' Combs launches a charter school in Harlem while criticizing President Obama for shortchanging Black people and expressing distrust of Hillary Clinton....
Sheryl Underwood Competes on Celebrity Family Feud
Sheryl Underwood from The Talk competes on Celebrity Family Feud August 28th, donating winnings to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's educational foundation....
ROLAND S. MARTIN & WENDY WILLIAMS TALK RACE IN AMERICA
Roland S. Martin appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to discuss HBCUs and race in America after Wendy's controversial comments. The News One Now host...
Duke Energy Funds $35K HBCU Leadership Exchange
Duke Energy donated $35,000 to The Institute for HBCU Leadership Exchange program, which builds partnerships between Historically Black Colleges and Universities and major corporations for...
Lexus Awards 2015 Verses and Flow Scholarships
Lexus awarded $5,000 scholarships to 16 students from HBCUs through their Verses and Flow program. Recipients were recognized for community leadership and academic excellence....
Tom Joyner Foundation Full Ride HBCU Scholarship
The Tom Joyner Foundation launches a Full Ride scholarship program covering all expenses for students attending HBCUs in 2016. The scholarship includes tuition, room and...
Motivational Video: Black Mother Teaches Stock Market
Inspiring video shows Black mother educating herself and her son about stock market investing, demonstrating positive financial literacy within the family....
Allstate Donates $200K to Tom Joyner Foundation
Allstate will donate up to $200,000 to the Tom Joyner Foundation through their Quotes for Education program to support HBCU students with scholarships....
Terrence Jenkins Talks with Michelle Obama at Summit
E! News anchor Terrence Jenkins will moderate a keynote conversation with First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2015 Beating the Odds Summit, featuring rapper Wale...
Mahogany & Jill Scott Foundation Scholarship
Hallmark's Mahogany partners with Jill Scott's Blues Babe Foundation to offer $10,000 scholarships for college students pursuing writing careers....
Pitbull Opens School in His Old Neighborhood
Pitbull discusses his new S.L.A.M. school (Sports Leadership and Management) that he opened in his old neighborhood during an Ellen interview....
WPEG’s Yasmin Young Reads to Pre K Students
WPEG Power 98's Yasmin Young reads to Pre-K students at Charlotte schools through her 'Reading Is Power' program, involving over 10 schools and book drives....
Google Sponsors Selma Screening for P-TECH Students NYC
Google sponsors free Selma screening for nearly 500 P-TECH students in Brooklyn, marking the first corporate sponsorship of an entire school in the nationwide program....
New York Leaders Fund Free Screenings of Selma for Students
27 African-American business leaders in New York created a fund to provide free Selma movie screenings for 27,000 students grades 7-9, running January 8-19....
Questlove Supports NYC Education Rally
Questlove joined over 21,000 teachers, parents and kids at NYC's Foley Square for the 'Don't Steal Possible' education rally, DJing alongside Bronx 2 Dancers....
Beyonc�’s #BeyGOOD Partners with STATE Bags
Beyonc�'s #BeyGOOD partners with STATE Bags to provide over 2,000 backpacks and school supplies to students in six cities including New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore....
Big Sean Returns to Detroit as Principal for a Day
Big Sean returns to Detroit as Principal for a Day at Bates Academy after the school won the Get Schooled Detroit Attendance Challenge, celebrating students'...
Nas & Koru Launch Student Scholarship Fund
Hip-hop legend Nas partners with Koru to launch scholarship fund helping college graduates transition to careers. The program provides financial aid and mentorship....