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NBA details All-Star support for HBCUs, communities impacted by COVID-19

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have dedicated NBA All-Star 2021 to elevating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and COVID-19 equity. It has been nearly a full calendar year since the NBA announced it was suspending the 2019-20 season due to concerns over the growing coronavirus pandemic; a time when there were […]

THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND (TMCF) Launches the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (February 26, 2021) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced today the launch of the newly created Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice. The Center’s mission will be to advance research on social justice, and to support change through new policies or programs that foster racial equity in […]

Alzheimer’s Association and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Announce New Collaboration to Develop Advocates and Champions in Alzheimer’s Fight

Today, the Alzheimer’s Association and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is announcing a new, multiyear collaboration to engage students, faculty and university leaders from TMCF’s 47 member schools in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. The collaboration is aimed at developing Alzheimer’s advocates and champions in the Black/African American community — a […]

NBA ALL-STAR 2021 TO BE HELD ON MARCH 7 IN ATLANTA, SUPPORTING HBCUs AND COVID-19 EQUITY EFFORTS

– NBA All-Star Game and Skills Competitions to Take Place on One Night for First Time, With Oncourt Action Beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT – – NBA and NBPA to Commit More Than $2.5 Million to Support HBCUs and Communities Impacted by COVID-19 – – NBA and NBPA Establish Health and Safety Protocols […]

COACH RELEASES EPISODE TWO OF “COACH CONVERSATIONS”

Featuring Michael B. Jordan, Cordae and Lindsay Peoples Wagner on Leaving a Lasting Impact NEW YORK, NY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 – Coach releases the second episode of Coach Conversations, its monthly YouTube series about culture, community and creativity, featuring global face of Coach Michael B. Jordan, Grammy-nominated hip hop artist Cordae and hosted by editor-in-chief […]

SOUR PATCH KIDS® PARTNERS WITH THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND AND BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR CHRIS PAUL ON SWEET SCHOLARSHIP

Students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions encouraged to apply for the Mischief for Change Scholarship EAST HANOVER, N.J., February 11, 2021 – Are you a current or incoming student of a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or Predominantly Black Institution (PBI)? If so, the SOUR PATCH KIDS brand, in […]