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After graduating from Morehouse College having studied international relations and business, at just 35, Andrew Welburn is already the owner and operator of seven McDonald’s franchise stores spread across the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. As the son of Craig and Diane Welburn of Welburn Management, at an early age the young Welburn knew that […]

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is greatly pleased to have been recognized by MacKenzie Scott to be among 116 organizations “driving change” in America, and to have received a generous donation from her in support of our efforts to empower and provide transformational opportunities to students attending the Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU)

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) today announced partnerships with the nonprofit Testing for America to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in their COVID-19 testing plans for students, faculty and staff to help safely reopen campuses. It is especially important

Eleven historically Black colleges in four states will receive a combined $25 million over six years from Dominion Energy, the company announced late last week. Another $10 million will support scholarships across the company’s service area. Recipients include Hampton University, in Virginia, Claflin University, in South Carolina, and Wilberforce University, in Ohio. The gift follows

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Medtronic Foundation Commits to First-of-Its-Kind National Partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and to Minneapolis with Support of the Northside Achievement Zone, People’s Center Clinics & Services, Among Others Medtronic Plans Day of Action for Racial Equity Progress to Help the More than 90,000 Medtronic Employees Globally Learn More About Advancing

Washington, DC (July 18, 2020) – It is with great sadness that all at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) recognize the passing of American civil rights icon and moral compass, Congressman John Lewis. A stalwart of the civil rights movement and former leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Congressman Lewis was an

The Monterey Jazz Festival announced today that it will present a virtual version of its 63rd festival, September 25-27, 2020. Musical content from the Festival’s archives will be featured over three days, including legendary contemporary and historic performances. The Virtual Festival’s content will be streamed online each day beginning at 5PM Pacific Time on the

It is with extreme pride and pleasure to announce the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). It is especially gratifying that we are partnering with an organization named in honor of our illustrious Brother U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on this, his 112th birthday. The

Washington, DC (June 30, 2020) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), in partnership with META, is pleased to announce it has received a $270,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to make mental health services available to students via the META platform. The grant will provide all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with free access through

By Katherine Mangan JUNE 26, 2020 David A. Thomas is the president of Morehouse College, a historically Black college in Atlanta that is among the last HBCUs to announce whether it will reopen for in-person instruction in the fall. When the state of Georgia reopened for business in late April despite rising numbers of Covid-19

VALLEY FORGE, PA (June 26, 2020)—Vanguard announced today an effort that began in early May to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The firm contributed $100,000 to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s COVID-19 HBCU Emergency Fund, which provides resources to ensure students and faculty have access to

June 25, 2020 09:02 AM Eastern Daylight TimeNEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today marks one month since the death of George Floyd, which has brought the longstanding inequities faced by African Americans and all people of color even more starkly into focus. Those inequities extend to higher education where, too often, minority and underserved students face significant obstacles