college scholarships
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Young Black Gamers Get a Pathway Into the Industry Through the ESA Foundation
Despite Anime Avatar Twitter’s claims to the contrary, gaming has one of the most diverse fanbases of any medium. A study by Pew research found that Black teens play more video games than their white peers, at 83 percent and 71 percent respectively. Despite making up a large portion of the player base, more often…
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Alpha Kappa Alpha Announces Scholarships for George Floyd’s Daughter, Granddaughters
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) has pledged scholarship funds for George Floyd’s daughter and granddaughters to attend the HBCU of their choice. Black Enterprise reports AKA International President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover notified the family of the generous gift and said in a statement: “Since our founding in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha has endeavored to…
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T.I. Awards $25,000 College Scholarship in Memory of His Sister to an HBCU Student and Single Mom
T.I. is turning his personal pain into a bit of good fortune for a deserving college student. The rapper and reality-TV personality has started a scholarship fund in the name of his sister Antoinette “Precious” Harris Chapman, who died earlier this year. “My sister Precious was a single mother who worked to make life better…
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North Carolina Teen Accepted to 113 Colleges and Awarded $4.5 Million in Scholarships Accepts Full Ride to HBCU
When you hear stories about black high school seniors getting into the colleges of their dreams, they’re usually touting Ivy League schools. But Greensboro, N.C., high school senior Jasmine Harrison, who was accepted at 113 colleges and awarded $4.5 million in scholarships, is taking her talents to Bennett College on a full ride to study…
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Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers
Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…