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Storms send TV anchors scrambling off set in N Carolina
Read full article: Storms send TV anchors scrambling off set in N CarolinaDebris litters weather-damaged properties at the intersection of County Road 24 and 37 in Clanton, Ala., the morning following a large outbreak of severe storms across the southeast, Thursday, March 18, 2021. But no serious damage or injuries were immediately reported in North Carolina from the storms near High Point and Charlotte, which both had tornado warnings. Forecasters worried the storms would intensify as they move into South Carolina and North Carolina on Thursday afternoon, but they mostly stayed below severe limits. House Speaker Jay Lucas kept his promise from the day before to meet less than an hour Thursday so members could beat the severe storms home. ___Associated Press writers Tom Foreman Jr. in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.
Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneurs
Read full article: Colleges to house new center that trains Black entrepreneursFILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, people enter the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, between Spelman College, Morehouse College and an advocacy organization made up of business leaders. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)CHICAGO ā A new center for training Black entrepreneurs will be opening in Atlanta as part of a collaboration announced Monday between Spelman College, Morehouse College and an advocacy organization made up of business leaders. The Center for Black Entrepreneurship is expected to start operating for the fall 2021 semester. "You're asking Black entrepreneurs to start a mile back from the starting line.
Rapper Travis Scott covers first-semester tuition costs for five HBCU students
Read full article: Rapper Travis Scott covers first-semester tuition costs for five HBCU studentsATLANTA, Georgia ā Rapper Travis Scott is making good on his promise to cover the tuition costs of five students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Astroworld rapper announced that he would help five HBCU students with first-semester tuition on Twitter earlier this week. ā TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) October 7, 2020THAT ATTENDS AN HBCU https://t.co/5eQ6YXQMc5 ā TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) October 7, 2020Travis, whose mother went to Grambling State University and father went to Prairie View A&M University, wanted to give back and empower HBCU students. https://t.co/VwWwr0SswO ā TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) October 7, 2020āHello, my name is Nasire Branch. https://t.co/t2Hrvqz5Cw ā TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) October 7, 2020Who is next?
Netflix CEO Donating $120 Million to HBCUs to Celebrate 'Great Black Achievement'
Read full article: Netflix CEO Donating $120 Million to HBCUs to Celebrate 'Great Black Achievement'Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, announced they are giving $120 million to support scholarships at historically black colleges and universities. The donation, the largest of its kind, will be split among Morehouse College, Spelman College and the United Negro College Fund, and will be enough for both universities to support 200 students each over the next decade. Hastings and Lomax, along with Morehouse College President David A. Thomas and Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell, spoke with "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King about the record-setting gift. The wonderful thing about this gift is Patty and Reed did not want the gift named after them. RELATED CONTENT:Jennifer Aniston Donates Nearly $1 Million to Racial Justice CharitiesBTS Donates $1 Million to Black Lives Matter Amid ProtestsMichael Jordan Donating $100 Million to Social Justice Organizations