Philadelphia teen Richard Jenkins used to sleep in a homeless shelter and was nicknamed “Harvard” by bullies for being a bookworm. Now, he is going to the same Ivy League school on a full scholarship.
New Alternative Directors Program, will feed pipeline for female and ethnically diverse directors celebrated Directors Alan Carter, Ivan Dudynsky, Russell Norman and Alex Rudzinski, to serve as mentors for program finalists
The Rosemead-based parent company of Southern California Edison will award $40,000 scholarships, paid over four years, to 30 scholars enrolled in a four-year accredited U.S. college or university after high school graduation.
Gifts will create an undergraduate scholarship and exhibits celebrating his achievements
Occidental College recently announced the launch of its Barack Obama Scholars Program, saying the full scholarships to be offered will “empower exceptional students committed to the public good” consistent with “the principles President Barack Obama has advanced throughout his life.”
100 Black Men Celebrates Another Year of Helping Young Black Scholars Achieve Their Dream of Attending College
Francis Kanneh created the website “UnderRecruited Preps” to help expose the talents of his prep clients to Division I, II, III, and NAIA schools throughout the country.
College undergrad Ashley Williams talks about how the Taste of Soul scholarship has changed her life.
Annual Scholarship Funds Women in Government Leadership Program Participant
Thousands of students with folders of college information filled the Los Convention Center as the 17th Annual Black College Expo brought representatives from across the country to show Los Angles what historically Black colleges and universities have to offer on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The halls were full of young, Black students with gleaming eyes ready to speak to representatives of close to 100 colleges and educational programs, including Howard University, Tuskegee University and Fisk University. Not only was there information, but students also had to opportunity to apply and get accepted on the
Taste of Soul Scholarships are awarded for outstanding community service in the areas of education, healthcare, domestic violence prevention or sustainability. Bakewell Media’s Taste of Soul has given thirteen $500 scholarships to youth who applied earlier this year. The following is a list of this year’s winners: Michael Allen graduated from St. Francis High School and will be attending Morehouse College in the Fall of 2015. He plans to study Business Administration and Finance. Alec Bailey graduated at King Drew High School and will be attending UCLA in the Fall of 2015. He plans to major in Communications with
Hollywood Stuntwomen LaFaye Baker is hosting a program this summer for girls of color to expose them to diverse jobs in the film industry. Through her non-profit organization, Diamond in the Raw, Baker will host her annual Concept in a Box Film and Leadership Boot Camp starting in late June. The Concept in a Box Leadership and Film Boot Camp started in 2008. Young women between the ages of 12 to 18 can register for the program. “In the entertainment industry, we do not have a lot of minority women working behind the scene in production,” said LaFaye Baker. “What