PGA star Phil Mickelson donates $500K to HBCU ahead of The Match
Golf star Phil Mickelson has donated a half-million dollars to Jackson State University, a historically Black school, ahead of a televised charity golfing event this Friday. The event, Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Change aims to organize funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) across the country. The Mississippi university announced the $500,000 […]
Civic Type R Trifecta: Fun to Drive, Chance to Win and Give Back all at Once!
November 23, 2020 — TORRANCE, Calif. Honda teams up with Omaze to offer one winner the first U.S. market 2021 Civic Type R Limited Edition Serial Plate 001 production model Omaze prize package includes the Civic Type R Limited Edition and Honda “Racing Spirit” package with exclusive race track experience with Colton Herta Every donation […]
The HBCU imperative to reopen during the pandemic
HBCUs TAKE A GAMBLE — The stakes were high for historically Black colleges and universities this semester. The institutions had to weigh fears about coronavirus spread for an especially vulnerable group of people against the fear that students would take a semester off, never to return and be saddled with debt without a degree to […]
Biden’s HBCU Agenda
While it hasn’t gotten much attention, Biden’s campaign pledge to deal with the long-standing disparity in research grants encourages HBCUs. For decades, and really for as long as historically Black colleges and universities have existed, those running and doing research at the institutions have been angered that the deck has been stacked against their getting […]
HBCU GRADS WON BIG IN NOV. 3, 2020 ELECTIONS!!!
(based on HBCU FB posts) CONGRESS Rep. Alma S. Adams. North Carolina’s 12th District. North Carolina A&T Rep. Joyce Beatty, Ohio 3rd District. Central State University Rep. Cori Bush, 1st Black Woman to represent Missouri in Congress. Harris Stowe State University Rep. G.K. Butterfield, re-elected to represent North Carolina 1st Dist. North Carolina Central Univ. […]
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP PARTNERS WITH THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND TO LAUNCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Santa Monica, CA – November 11, 2020 – Universal Music Group’s Task Force for Meaningful Change (UMG TFMC) announced today a partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black college community, to launch the “UMG Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) Internship Program.” The UMG HBCU Internship […]
Why HBCUs are taking an active role in COVID-19 testing and vaccine efforts
Officials say their schools are well-equipped to address the pandemic for their communities in light of a history of abuses by the medical establishment. James Hildreth, president of Meharry Medical College, hopes the coronavirus vaccine under investigation by his historically Black institution in Nashville will help bring an end to a virus that is disproportionately […]
TMCF Partners with Delaware State University’s Center for Global Africa’s 2nd Annual Pan-African Development Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2020 Washington, DC—The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is pleased to serve as a cosponsor of Delaware State University’s Center for Global Africa’s 2nd Annual Pan-African Development Conference. “This conference represents our ongoing commitment to the Center’s great work in building a community of learning as a foundation for the […]
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Secures Over $2.5 Million in Support For HBCU Student Scholarships And Programming With Virtual Homecoming Celebration
#RISE HC2K20 Included Appearances By 2 Chainz, Lil Baby, T.I, Shaquille O’Neal and Deion Sanders Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a national organization providing support to publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), celebrated the longstanding legacy of HBCUs Homecoming with #RISE […]
Lil Baby, Kandi Burruss, Brandee Evans & Deion Sanders Join Thurgood Marshall College Fund For Virtual Homecoming Celebration Streaming On AspireTV
#RISE HC2K20 to Include Musical Performances and HBCU Homecoming DJ Sets Washington, DC, Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a national organization providing support to publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), is continuing to celebrate the long standing legacy of HBCUs Homecoming with a […]
Google To Provide Digital Skills Training At HBCUs As Part Of $15 Million Pledge
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on the deepening digital divide in the U.S. as students move to online learning. For Black college students, the unequal access to digital literacy has a direct impact on their job prospects upon graduation. In an effort to bridge the digital skills gap, Google announced on Tuesday a […]
McDonald’s USA Expands Its HBCU Platform to Support the Next Generation of Leaders
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — McDonald’s USA, through its Black & Positively Golden movement, is excited to announce the expansion of its longstanding efforts to support students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Building on the recently announced $500,000 Black & Positively Golden HBCU scholarship fund, the company and its owner/operators […]
THURGOOD MARSHALL COLLEGE FUND AWARDED $1 MILLION GRANT BY NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE ON GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH TO SUPPORT HBCU-BASED RESEARCH ON GUN CARRYING BY YOUNG BLACK MALES
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), bringing together leading Criminal Justice researchers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), has been awarded a two-year, $1 million grant by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research to investigate the reasons that young Black males ages 15-24 pick up and carry guns. TMCF’s study is among more than […]
HBCU students build business savvy through Ally’s Moguls in the Making competition
DETROIT, Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Moguls in the Making, a business plan pitch competition that offers Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students an opportunity to learn and practice vital skills, will take place virtually Oct. 8-11, 2020. This second annual competition is presented by Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), Thurgood Marshall College Fund […]
Michael Bloomberg’s $100 million donation to Black medical schools sets course for success | Opinion
On Sept. 3, former New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced a historic $100 million gift to four Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) medical schools – the inaugural investment of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Greenwood Initiative. Named for the historically Black Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood that was destroyed in the 1920’s racist massacre, the Greenwood […]
TMCF/Wells Fargo Partner on Upcoming Leadership Institute
Top corporate and government recruitment partners will attend TMCF’s Leadership Institute to identify top talent from HBCUs WASHINGTON, DC – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) continues its tradition of convening one of the largest, most exclusive, talent and development recruiting conferences for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), […]
Terrence J, Shaquille O’Neal, 2 Chainz, Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, and India Arie Join Thurgood Marshall College Fund For A Virtual Fundraiser and Homecoming Celebration
Washington DC, September 23, 2020 – Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), a national organization providing support to publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs), is celebrating the long-standing legacy of HBCUs with a homecoming inspired fundraiser and virtual concert. Taking place on October 25th, the celebration and concert will stream […]
How Wendy’s and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund are partnering for social justice
[4 minute read] At Wendy’s, our values guide us in all we do, and we especially take pride in our brand values Treat People With Respect and Do The Right Thing. Recent events have made it clear that, to fully live these values, we need to take proactive steps and be part of a solution […]