U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander is standing in the way of the passage of Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act. Alexander’s decision to stall the legislation means that $255 million of funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) will expire Sep. […]
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The inaugural cohort of Hennessy Fellows is comprised of 10 MBA students from HBCUs, who were recently invited to New York City to engage with executive leaders at Hennessy and other national corporations as part of the program. The intensive Boot Camp welcomed students from Florida A&M University, Howard University, North Carolina […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Jeffrey J. Brown, Kay Coles James, and Dr. Harold L. Martin to be honored Washington, DC (September 24, 2019) – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), Gala Chairman Charles Merinoff, announced today, the names of three distinguished individuals who will be honored for their exemplary corporate, education and legal careers at […]
The African Women on Board (AWB) will on Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York launch its global movement to project the advancement of women of African heritage. The meeting will bring together female entrepreneurs, professors, medical doctors, farmers, mothers, activists, artists and scientists of African heritage, the non-profit organisation. AWB […]
DETROIT, Sept. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sean “Big Sean” Anderson, states the issue at the beginning of a short documentary from Ally that debuts today: “Thirteen percent of the American population is black, but only one percent of VC (venture capital) backed startups have black founders. The Moguls in the Making program is out to change that.” […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: tmcfpress@tmcf.org Washington, DC (September 17, 2019) – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), announced today, the host of the 32nd Anniversary Awards Gala, presented by Ally Financial Inc. will be celebrity host, actor and Historically Black College and University (HBCU) graduate, Terrence J. The black-tie Awards Gala will take place Saturday, […]