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AI is the most important civil and human rights issue of our time — HBCUs need to be in the driver’s seat

By Chris Hyams and Meme Styles
March 11, 2026
Mackenzie Scott, wearing a red dress, smiles.
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MacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put Scott on the path to give more than $1 billion to HBCUs

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March 1, 2026
MacKenzie Scott
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott extends her philanthropy with a $17 million gift to Oklahoma’s oldest public community college, where most students rely on aid 

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November 24, 2025
Mackenzie Scott at at Gala on January 6, 2018.
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MacKenzie Scott makes more ‘life-changing,’ record-breaking gifts to historically Black colleges and universities—totaling more than $400 million

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November 13, 2025
Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffett
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Hundreds of billionaires pledged to give away $600 billion to charity—but the Bill Gates and Warren Buffett era of philanthropy may be over

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November 6, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott gifts $80 million to Howard University, marking one of the school’s largest donations in its 158-year history

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November 3, 2025
Arthur Blank
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Home Depot founder Arthur Blank donates $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities via foundation

By Michael Warren and The Associated Press
October 13, 2025
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation
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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation

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October 10, 2025
Mackenzie Scott
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MacKenzie Scott is making another huge donation with no strings attached—this time it’s $70 million to historically Black colleges and universities

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September 23, 2025
Larry Robinson
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Florida HBCU’s record $237 million donation from hemp mogul is worthless, investigator confirms

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
August 8, 2024
Michael Bloomberg’s charity is giving $600 million to endowments of 4 historically Black medical schools
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Michael Bloomberg’s charity is giving $600 million to endowments of 4 historically Black medical schools

By Thalia Beaty and The Associated Press
August 6, 2024
Florida A&M President Larry Robinson stands at a podium on the schools football field
Lifestyle

A 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 Pollard
June 14, 2024
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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Florida 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 Bloomberg
May 15, 2024
Sephora says people of color now make up half its leadership because it ‘disrupted’ the recruitment process
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Sephora says people of color now make up half its leadership because it ‘disrupted’ the recruitment process

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March 27, 2024
Spelman College
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Billionaire couple gifts $100 million to Spelman College, largest donation in HBCU history

By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
January 18, 2024

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