In this season of giving, we would be remiss not to recognize one of the most significant philanthropic gifts our state has seen in recent years. MacKenzie Scott, who founded Amazon with ex-husband Jeff Bezos, has been quietly giving away ... .
Scott has donated more than $700 million to over a dozen HBCUs since the start of the current school year, including $38 million to Alabama A&M in Huntsville... What HBCUs has MacKenzie Scott donated to?.
The Wildcats’ episode of “First Take” concluded the sixth year that ESPN has traveled to HBCUs, which was an effort originally spearheaded by Smith... He said ‘Don’t ever forget HBCUs,’ and so I always remembered that,” Smith said.
Morgan State athletic director Dena Freeman-Patton faced a tough choice this year as she considered a new framework that allows colleges and universities to pay athletes directly ... .
Many fear women will be left behind, with roster limits threatening opportunities in non-revenue sports and underfunded schools like HBCUs facing even greater strain ....