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NFL legend Peyton Manning has established scholarships at six historically Black colleges and universities, including one in the name of icon Doug Williams at Grambling State University. Manning, 44, set up the scholarships at HBCUs in Louisiana, where the New Orleans native grew up, and in Tennessee where he excelled as a quarterback in college.…

During unprecedented unemployment and marketplace uncertainty, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Tyrone Oliver has figured out a way to ensure youth who need jobs and funding for higher education can obtain them. It’s called the F.R.E.S.H. (Focusing Resources Effectively to Sustain Hope) Start Initiative. The DJJ’s most recent partnership is with the Pinky Cole…

Black College Expo™ is an 11-city tour that encourages education and entrepreneurship among African American teens and young adults across the nation. Tyeler Reign, season five winner of “The Rap Game,” Jermaine Dupri’s music competition show on Lifetime Television, had signed on to be an ambassador for Black College Expo™ until all tour stops this…

Jessica Kuhnen is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Hyde Park Center for Healing, a private mental health practice where she and five other clinicians treat disorders such as anxiety, depression and complex trauma. She also recently launched a private yacht chartering company called Belief in Process Boating and helped create two scholarships to benefit…

Tomorrow’s Luminaries hosted a polo match in Alpharetta, Georgia, to raise funds for their preparatory programs for high school students. Funds from the 9th annual polo match were used to assist Atlanta-based students with scholarships and tuition for ACT and SAT college prep classes. For more information, visit www.tomorrowsluminaries.org.

On Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, makeup artist Tie Cooper hosted her first Atlanta Hi BeauTea Party event. Cooper originally created the event as a scholarship fundraiser for beauty industry professionals and enthusiasts, but the event was so much more than that. She brought together women with similar passions for a day of high tea at The…

The distinguished gentlemen of the Detroit Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc, recently hosted their fourth annual Night Kap with this year’s theme being The Official Segue To The Summer. Attendees wore summer chic attire as they filled the Garden Theater in midtown Detroit. This year, the purpose was to gift a community…

What began as a slogan for Lebron James years ago has become a reality. We are all witnesses to his greatness. Every game James plays it appears that he makes NBA history. James is seventh in scoring in the history of the NBA, and in his 15th season has accomplished legendary feats. At age 33,…

The National Newspaper Publishers Association and Chevrolet are looking for passionate young journalists for its summer fellowship program. Now, in its third year of the Discover the Unexpected NNPA Fellowship program has changed the rules to become more inclusive. This year marks the first time, students from all HBCUs are eligible to apply. In…

This past week, HBCU powerhouse Spelman College announced that it would be creating two scholarships to award to LGBTQ students. The Levi Watkins Jr. Scholars Program “will call attention to the importance of making visible the courageous and significant work of LGBTQ scholar activists within and beyond the academy, especially at HBCUs,” Spelman Professor Beverly Guy-Sheftall said in a…

Over the weekend, the NFL Alumni Detroit Chapter hosted its annual Draft Party in downtown Detroit at Punchbowl Social. The event was, sponsored by Microsoft and hosted by Detroit Lions’ RB Ameer Abdullah. Charitable attendees networked to sounds by DJ Rue while watching the 2017 NFL Draft and giving back to a very worthy cause.…

On April 8, the Wolverine Bar Association held its 56th Annual Barrister’s Ball Mardi Gras in Motown at the Marriott Renaissance Center located in Downtown Detroit. Every year, more than 1,500 leaders from the legal, business, civic and political communities and various socialites attend the Barrister’s Ball. Attendees enjoyed music and gathered in their best black-tie attire to…

Megastar Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, 28, has been raking in the dough. From delivering chart-topping albums and embarking on big ticket world tours, to securing lucrative fashion and beauty deals, she is quickly becoming one of the top grossing musicians in the world. Lately, the Barbadian beauty, who is known to show love for her carribean…

The Kappa Detroit Foundation definitely knows how to party with a purpose. The organization recently raised funds for grants and scholarships at Diamond Life, a J5 founders’ day celebration commemorating 105 years of honorable achievement. Held in the Grand Ballroom at the Downtown Doubletree-Hilton hotel, the event raised over $2,000. Several of Detroit’s finest, including fellow Greeks,…

When it comes to investing in the youth of today, many companies talk a good game but Toyota is proving itself to be one of the few to follow through and actually put their money where their mouth is. The automobile giant recently teamed with Rainbow PUSH Excel to provide $75K scholarships to ten deserving engineering and…

Darius Nix, the founder and executive director of Friends in the City Foundation, has 14 years of educating students from early childhood to high school. He has made a deliberate choice to effect change in the world by impacting the lives of children directly through education, thus creating a brighter future. We spoke to Nix…

Recently, rolling out had the privilege of attending an event held by Friends in the City Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The event served as part fundraiser and part wine tasting and attracted the beautiful people of Chicago. The goal of Friends in the City is providing college scholarships and assistance to individuals with financial needs. They also partner and support schools by…

Funk Fest, a production of Variety Entertainment, announced a partnership with non-profit organization Lifting As We Climb (LAWC), to award $50,000 in scholarships to deserving students, with support from Pepsi in all markets. Scholarships in the amount of $2,500 will be awarded to two students in each of the cities that Funk Fest will tour…

Apparently for students at North Idaho College, there was an alternative program for much-needed financial aid for school. Instead of going through the normal channels of filling out forms and standing in line, you just had to go to Craigslist. It was there that former financial aid director Joseph Bekken offered students financial aid in…

The Koch Brothers have contributed to many Republican causes. It is also true that they have donated millions of dollars to cancer research, education, entrepreneurship, arts, science, and various other interests. Historically, various wealthy families have supported the research of educational leaders like Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles Hamilton Houston, and many others. In fact, many major historically…