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Sallie Mae Fund and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award $500,000 in Scholarships to 50 Students

Makenzie Hill, a criminal justice student at Clark Atlanta University, learned this month that a $10,000 scholarship will follow her into the next stage of her education. “It is a reminder that there are people who believe in students like me and

November 7, 2026

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Coco Gauff Has Given $250,000 to UNCF for HBCU Tennis Scholarships

Before Coco Gauff took the court for her second round match at the Australian Open, the news was already out in Melbourne. She had given $150,000 to the United Negro College Fund, money set aside for scholarships for tennis players at historically

November 7, 2026

Florida A&M University Marching 100 band members performing in red uniforms

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Bernard and Shirley Pooler Kinsey Give $2 Million to FAMU’s Marching “100”

The Marching “100” has played halftime shows that outdrew the football games around them. Now the band has a $2 million gift behind it, and a challenge attached that could double the effect. Bernard and Shirley Pooler Kinsey gave Florida A&M University

November 5, 2026

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Sallie Mae Fund and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award $500,000 in Scholarships to 50 Students

Coco Gauff Has Given $250,000 to UNCF for HBCU Tennis Scholarships

Bernard and Shirley Pooler Kinsey Give $2 Million to FAMU’s Marching “100”

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Sallie Mae Fund and Thurgood Marshall College Fund Award $500,000 in Scholarships to 50 Students

Coco Gauff Has Given $250,000 to UNCF for HBCU Tennis Scholarships

Bernard and Shirley Pooler Kinsey Give $2 Million to FAMU’s Marching “100”

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