Beyoncé and Jay-Z are teaming up with Tiffany & Co. to provide scholarships to five historically Black colleges and universities.
The Love Scholarship program is being made possible through the BeyGOOD and Shawn Carter Foundations.
Following the launch of their “About Love” campaign, the New York-based jeweler has pledged two-million dollars in funding towards the program.
The schools receiving scholarships include Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Bennett College in North Carolina, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Central State University in Ohio.
“We would like to thank the Shawn Carter Foundation, BeyGOOD, The Carters and the Tiffany & Co. family for including Lincoln University in this amazing gift,” Dr. Brenda A. Allen, president of Lincoln University said in a statement.
“Lincoln has placed a high priority on supporting the arts and humanities on our campus. Providing financial support for students pursuing these majors enhances their ability to more fully engage their studies.”
The Carters have a long history of supporting HBCU’s. In 2019 Jay-Z assisted an HBCU bus tour. While, Bey’s BeyGOOD foundation has awarded scholarships to HBCU students for many years.
Its’s great to see artist bring love to HBCU’s and put money to back higher education.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are teaming up with Tiffany & Co. to provide scholarships to five historically Black colleges and universities.
The Love Scholarship program is being made possible through the BeyGOOD and Shawn Carter Foundations.
Following the launch of their “About Love” campaign, the New York-based jeweler has pledged two-million dollars in funding towards the program.
The schools receiving scholarships include Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Bennett College in North Carolina, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Central State University in Ohio.
“We would like to thank the Shawn Carter Foundation, BeyGOOD, The Carters and the Tiffany & Co. family for including Lincoln University in this amazing gift,” Dr. Brenda A. Allen, president of Lincoln University said in a statement.
“Lincoln has placed a high priority on supporting the arts and humanities on our campus. Providing financial support for students pursuing these majors enhances their ability to more fully engage their studies.”
The Carters have a long history of supporting HBCU’s. In 2019 Jay-Z assisted an HBCU bus tour. While, Bey’s BeyGOOD foundation has awarded scholarships to HBCU students for many years.
Its’s great to see artist bring love to HBCU’s and put money to back higher education.
Steve Harvey is planning to change the lives of eight lucky Kent State University students. The talk show host invited the students to his show to announce that he’ll be providing them with a $23,000 scholarship.
“In addition to the scholarships, DEI will provide ongoing support to the eight students to ensure their academic success,” Vice President Brown said in the official press release. “Our division has a vested interest in all students; these eight young men will have no excuses with the help of our staff.”
Participants must maintain a 2.5-grade point average to have the scholarship renew each year. “Whenever we can, we find a way to change the lives of young people through scholarship programs we have come up with,” Steve added of the program, presented through his Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation.
The scholarships are in honor of Devon Moore who died while playing basketball at the Kent State’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center. “I believe that Devin’s legacy lives on in the lives of the students who are being blessed to get a sound education here at Kent State,” Sony Williams, who leads division and diversity added.
There are a few things that Tupac Shakur left in his legacy that Tupac Mosley embodies: Resilience, Intellect, Drive and Broad Shoulders to carry his community on.
Mosley, a 17-year-old scholar from Memphis, pushed through the toughest times to emerge a as the class valedictorian.
In Shakur’s song “Me Against The World,” he gave some sound advice and it seems that Mosley has kept close to his heart during his time in the shelter.
Pac said, “Through every dark night, there’s a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep your head up, and handle it.”
In February, Mosely’s father unexpectedly died. After Mosley’s father transitioned, it would have been easy for him to give up. Bills started to flood in and his family wound up getting evicted from their home. Many would have allowed the trauma to stop them, but he understood that he had to stick his chest out and stay encouraged.
He decided to reach out to his teachers and an organization called For the Kingdom for help. For the Kingdom is a nonprofit organization designed to help youth experiencing crisis in the Memphis area. On their website, the organization says that their mission is to provide young people with year-round experience, allowing them to “get away from city life but not from the city.”
Because Mostly and his family did not have a place to stay, applying for scholarships (much less getting up every day for school became a challenge. But like Shakur, his sense of purpose did not let him sit in spaces that killed his dreams of going to college. In a poem from his book, The Rose That Grew From the Concrete called “And 2morrow,” Pac said, “Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride. I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.”
Mosley who was a Raleigh Egypt High School senior and when For the Kingdom stepped in they helped him and his family by providing them with a place to live while they were homeless. Mosley told Fox 13. “So, we went to different homes…and we were blessed to have For the Kingdom. ”
Mosley’s dream was to go to college and with the help of For the Kingdom, he was able to apply for college. Despite what was going on, he managed to keep a 4.3 GPA. Multiple colleges and universities wanted his as a student, but he decided to go with Tennessee State University in Nashville, where he will major in electrical engineering. He received more than 50 scholarships totaling to approximately $3 million in college scholarships—despite being homeless. The Kingdom allowed him a space on the their campsite and he received mail there.
Mosley says, “When I heard that I got $3 million, I was more than elated and excited and astonished that it was that much,” he said.
Don’t be astonished. Pac also did not know that he would be able to do million dollar deals. But he took a chance on himself and changed his reality.
“Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s my turn to spin it.” – Tupac Shakur
