MadameNoire speaks with the Black women who played an integral role in bringing Honda Battle of the Bands to Los Angeles.
Tennis pro Coco Gauff wants “to help the next generation of student-athletes" with a $100,000 gift to the United Negro College Fund.
Scripps Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-garde has been offered scholarships from several colleges and universities.
(AJC) — Georgia students and their families can expect to spend more of their own money on college now that lawmakers and Gov.-elect Nathan Deal have put dramatic changes to the HOPE scholarship on the table. Suggestions include decreasing the scholarship’s amount, raising the minimum grade-point average from a 3.0 to a 3.2 and eliminating […]
(Dallas Morning News) — The scholarship funds repaid by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson will help needy Texas students at historically black colleges, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport executive remained on leave pending an inquiry into a $1,000 scholarship Johnson awarded his daughter, given that the Dallas Democrat is part-owner of […]
(WFAA-TV) — There are new accusations involving Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Dallas) and her handling of scholarship money that was supposed to go to needy students in her district…Questions are now being asked about whether Johnson used those scholarships to gain favor at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where she is part owner of some businesses. […]
(Black Enterprise) — Yesterday I had the opportunity to appear on WEAA 88.9 FM’sWealthy Lifestyle Radio with financial coach Deborah Owens. Though the segment was based on a story I’d written aboutmicroloans, Owens and I got into an interesting discussion about developing a college aid strategy. Often, many of us go online, subscribe to Fastweb, Princeton Review, […]
(News One) — Four students have sued Savannah State University on the grounds that they were denied promised athletic scholarships because of they are white.The students – Jacob Farmer, Andrew Cannon, Rico Arellano and Forrest Hill — allege that they were “heavily recruited” by the school’s former football coach Robby Wells and offered scholarships to […]
Media Contact: ZDennis Media Group Jen Farris, PR Manager jenfarris@zdennismarketing.com 404-921-5921 IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc.-MECCA chapter Continues to Raise Thousands of Dollars for Upcoming Annual Scholarship Gala to Benefit “Little Ladies” The organization ignites community, civic leaders, artists and tastemakers to join in support of the cause during this tough economic time. […]