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2021 NBA All-Star Game Being Held on March 7 in Atlanta Includes Initiatives That Support HBCUs and COVID-19 Equity Efforts

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021847

The NBA revealed that they will commit more than $2.5 million in funds and resources toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)...

Education Sports

Sour Patch Kids Teams With Chris Paul, Thurgood Marshall College Fund To Give Sweet Scholarship To HBCU Students

Derek MajorFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 20211200

Sour Patch Kids, one of the worlds most popular candies, has partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and Chris Paul for a scholarship...

Education

Sallie Mae and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Launch $3 Million Scholarship Program

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 20212046

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the Sallie Mae Fund have launched a new $3 million scholarship program for minority students...

Education

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Receives $1.5 Million Investment From Hershey’s

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020722

The Hershey Company has just announced that it has made a $1.5 million investment in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)...

Education Technology

Google Teams Up With The Thurgood Marshall College Fund To Teach 20,000 HBCU Students New Digital Skills

Dana GivensOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

by Dana GivensOctober 16, 2020October 16, 20202491

Google partners with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) for a $1 million investment in teaching HBCU new digital skills....

COVID-19 Education

HBCU’s Prepare to Reopen With the Help of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, United Negro College Fund, and Testing For America

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 13, 2020August 12, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 13, 2020August 12, 20201652

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund and The United Negro College Fund teamed up with Testing for America to help safely reopen HBCU campuses....

Education Leadership

U.S. Senate Passes Amendment Mandating $255 Million in Annual Funding to HBCUs

Selena HillDecember 5, 2019December 5, 2019

by Selena HillDecember 5, 2019December 5, 20197056

The Senate approved a bipartisan deal to restore $255 million in federal funding to HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions....

Education Leadership

Nas Becomes ‘The Voice of Hennessy’ to Empower HBCU Students

Selena HillNovember 19, 2019November 19, 2019

by Selena HillNovember 19, 2019November 19, 20192063

The legendary hip-hop star lends his voice to Hennessy to champion diversity and empower black students through the Hennessy Fellows program....

Education

Hennessy Launches $10 Million Fund for HBCU Graduate Students

Sequoia BlodgettApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 17, 2019April 17, 20193603

Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hennessy have partnered up to launch of the Hennessy Fellows program, a $10 million graduate scholarship initiative designed to equip the next...

Education Entrepreneurship Leadership

Big Sean Gives HBCU Students an Opportunity to Participate in Entrepreneurship

Sequoia BlodgettApril 4, 2019

by Sequoia BlodgettApril 4, 2019821

Detroit native Sean “Big Sean” Anderson announced a team of five students from Florida A&M University as the winners of Moguls in the Making, an...