(BPRW) Tennis Champion Coco Gauff Gifts UNCF $100,000 for Scholarships to Support HBCU Students Playing Competitive Tennis Gauff is now one of the youngest major gift donors in UNCF’s 80-year history (Black PR Wire) UNCF is proud today to announce a $100,000 gift from tennis champion Coco Gauff to provide scholarships for historically Black college […]
Ebony Austin, owner of Nouveau Bar & Grill and Nouveau Creations in College Park, Georgia, is making a big difference. As part of her initiative “Grits that Give Back,” Austin donates 100% of proceeds to scholarships for students attending HBCUs. Her mantra in life, “Never tell a child no,” has driven her passion for supporting […]
(BPRW) Macy’s 2024 “Black History, Black Brilliance” Campaign Huge Success, Raising nearly $1.4 million for Scholarships for Students Attending HBCUs (Black PR Wire) In partnership with UNCF (United Negro College Fund), Macy’s raised nearly $1.4 million to support students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) during this year’s Black History Month observance. For the third […]
(BPRW) The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Partners with Paramount Pictures on the Release of the new “Bob Marley: One Love” Film to Provide Social Justice Scholarships The partnership will support ten social impact scholarships for select HBCUs (Black PR Wire) Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) announced its collaboration with Paramount Pictures for the highly anticipated BOB […]
(BPRW) Latino College Expo: Linking Latinos to Scholarships, Career Opportunities & More! (Black PR Wire) Walnut, California – National College Resources Foundation (NCRF) is thrilled to announce the 10th Annual Latino College Expo™, taking place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Cal Poly Pomona University outside the Bronco Center, 3801 W. […]
(BPRW) Wells Fargo expands support to six major HBCU football classics through scholarships and financial workshops Wells Fargo to commit $300,000 in scholarships to HBCUs and host financial workshops for the HBCU community during the 2023 HBCU football season. (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – This year, Wells Fargo will serve as the official banking sponsor of six […]
(BPRW) Wells Fargo expands support to six major HBCU football classics through scholarships and financial workshops Wells Fargo to commit $300,000 in scholarships to HBCUs and host financial workshops for the HBCU community during the 2023 HBCU football season. (Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY – This year, Wells Fargo will serve as the official banking sponsor of six […]
(BPRW) Five Spelman College Students Awarded Spotify NextGen Scholarships (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA — Spelman College is proud to announce that Spotify, the global music and podcast streaming platform, has awarded scholarships to five Spelman students through its NextGen program. Rising sophomores Rokiyah Darbo, Taylor Mills, Ashley Rawls, Bailey Johnson, and Tellisa Massey were selected to receive […]
Other Republican-led states seem to be attempting to implement similar bans on scholarships for minority students. Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos recently announced he and his fellow Republicans were considering whether the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action would also mean eliminating scholarship programs for minorities. The exchange happened over Twitter, where […]
A soon-to-be high school graduate, Dennis Barnes, is celebrating his newest achievement of receiving offers from over 125 institutions totaling more than $9 million in scholarships. View this post on Instagram A post shared by philip lewis (@phil.lewis) While there have been many before him who have achieved this level of academic success. Barnes’s overall […]