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A new partnership between Black billionaire Robert F. Smith’s nonprofit Student Freedom Initiative and Prudential Financial is sending help to HBCU students both literally and...

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Robert F. Smith and Students Ring NYSE Opening Bell To Celebrate “One Stock, One Future”

Tai Saint-LouisNovember 17, 2021November 17, 2021

by Tai Saint-LouisNovember 17, 2021November 17, 20214364

Robert F. Smith has recruited the Morehouse grads he rescued from student debt in his initiative to create 1 million Black and Latinx youth investors....

Education

Steve Harvey, Billionaire Robert F. Smith Team Up to Help HBCU Students Enjoy More ‘Freedom’

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 7, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsNovember 7, 202110781

Steve Harvey has officially signed on as a strategic partner with the Student Freedom Initiative, which was founded and helmed by tech investor and philanthropist...

Business Education

Billionaire Robert F. Smith Gifts Thousands of Shares of Stock to Help Black and Latinx Kids Become Shareholders

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 27, 2021October 27, 2021

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsOctober 27, 2021October 27, 202110690

Robert F. Smith and Goalsetter launch “One Stock. One Future.”– a movement to create one million Black and Latinx youth shareholders and investors nationwide....

News

Only Two Black People Made the 2021 Forbes 400 List of Richest Americans

Ashantai HathawayOctober 14, 2021October 14, 2021

by Ashantai HathawayOctober 14, 2021October 14, 202114983

Robert F. Smith and David Steward made the list....

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Biden Promised Free Tuition to HBCUs Students, But Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith Is Finding Solutions to Actually Do It

Ashantai HathawayOctober 8, 2021October 11, 2021

by Ashantai HathawayOctober 8, 2021October 11, 20212792

President Joe Biden has abandoned his promise. In an exclusive interview, billionaire Robert F. Smith shares his concern about President Biden's scaled down commitment to...

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High School Named After Billionaire Robert F. Smith Opens, Plans to Offer HBCU Experience

Ashantai HathawaySeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021

by Ashantai HathawaySeptember 1, 2021September 1, 20211417

A new school has been named after billionaire Robert F. Smith who has given back to so many youth....