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Kevin Hart Partners With the United Negro College Fund, Knowledge Is Power Program to Launch $600,000 Scholarship Program
We love a benevolent celebrity who supports education, and Kevin Hart joins the ranks of those like Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj to help support the continued education of deserving students. The actor and comedian has partnered with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) through his Help from the…
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Who Run the World? A Balmain x Beyoncé Capsule Collection Is Created to Benefit Black Colleges
Breaking Bey News: Memorably, Beyoncé broke the festival format wide open this year at Coachella Beychella, when she performed two epic 24-song sets backed by a college marching band and wearing an all-Balmain wardrobe, personally designed by creative director Olivier Rousteing. But that epic collaboration also birthed an ingenious idea, as reported by Vogue: It…
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Report: HBCU Students Are Burdened With Higher Loan Debt Than Non-HBCU Peers
Students who graduate from historically black colleges and universities graduate with substantially higher debt than their peers at non-HBCUs, according to a new report published by the United Negro College Fund on Tuesday. “Fewer Resources, More Debt: Loan Debt Burdens Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (pdf), released by UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research…