HBCUs
SuccessMacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 1, 2026
SuccessBillionaire MacKenzie Scott extends her philanthropy with a $17 million gift to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college, where most students rely on aid
By Jessica CoacciNovember 24, 2025
SuccessMacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million
By Sydney LakeNovember 13, 2025
SuccessHundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over
By Emma BurleighNovember 6, 2025
SuccessMacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history
By Sydney LakeNovember 3, 2025
SuccessHome Depot founder Arthur Blank donates $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities via foundation
By Michael Warren and The Associated PressOctober 13, 2025
By Ashley LutzOctober 10, 2025
SuccessMacKenzie Scott is making another huge donation with no strings attached—this time it’s $70 million to historically Black colleges and universities
By Jessica CoacciSeptember 23, 2025
SuccessFlorida HBCU’s record $237 million donation from hemp mogul is worthless, investigator confirms
By James Pollard and The Associated PressAugust 8, 2024
LeadershipMichael Bloomberg’s charity is giving $600 million to endowments of 4 historically Black medical schools
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2024
LifestyleA Florida HBCU was promised an extraordinary $237 million contribution from a hemp producer—but nobody can find the hemp, and the money might never come
By The Associated Press and James PollardJune 14, 2024
SuccessFlorida HBCU launches investigation after record $238 million ‘gift’ from 30-year-old hemp mogul is deemed likely worthless: ‘I wanted it to be real’
By Anna J. Kaiser, Skylar Woodhouse, Amanda Albright, Shelly Hagan and BloombergMay 15, 2024
NewslettersSephora says people of color now make up half its leadership because it ‘disrupted’ the recruitment process
By Emma BurleighMarch 27, 2024
By Jeff Amy and The Associated PressJanuary 18, 2024
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