[Earl Graves Sr.\Black Businesses]
Keith Clinkscales: “Graves did more than chronicle successful Black businesspeople — he created a blueprint for brand-building in a multimedia world.”
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HBCUs
BLACK ENTERPRISE FOUNDER EARL GRAVES SR. CHAMPIONED BLACK BUSINESSES
UNCF PRAISES FY2020 FUNDING PACKAGE THAT WOULD BENEFIT HBCU’S AND LOW-INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS
[Education\UNCF]
UNCF CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax: “We have literally fought all year long for HBCUs and the kind of need-based funding beneficial for students from underserved backgrounds…I commend every single Member of the House and Senate who helped us secure the funding increases, and I call for both chambers to pass this bill without delay.”
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HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SCOTT PRAISES “FUTURE ACT” LEGISLATION TO FUND MINORITY COLLEGES
[Education\Funding HBCU’s, TCU’s & MSI’s]
Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott: “Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities, and other Minority-Serving Institutions play a significant role in expanding access to higher education for low-income students and students of color…these schools have historically been under-resourced compared to other institutions of higher education.”
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FORMER SPELMAN PRESIDENT DR. DONALD STEWART’S LEGACY CONTINUES TO BENEFIT AFRICAN AMERICANS
[Education News]
Marian Wright Edelman, on Dr. Donald Stewart “Under his leadership the college’s commitment to STEM skyrocketed, including establishment of the chemistry and computer science departments and a computer literacy requirement, setting the stage for Spelman students’ excellence today. He also established the school’s honors program and the Women’s Research and Resource Center—the first of its kind for a Black college.”
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