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82 Percent of HBCUs Are Broadband Deserts — Here’s How Billionaire Robert F. Smith Has Formed A Partnership To Change That

82 Percent of HBCUs Are Broadband Deserts — Here’s How Billionaire Robert F. Smith Has Formed A Partnership To Change That

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First Call-to-Action Robert F. Smith made headlines back in the spring of 2019 while delivering a commencement speech at Morehouse College.  During the speech, Smith announced he paid the student debt obligations for the group of approximately 400 graduating students.  Smith, a billionaire tech investor

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For These Families, H.B.C.U.s Aren’t Just an Option. They’re a Tradition

For These Families, H.B.C.U.s Aren’t Just an Option. They’re a Tradition

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The HBCU designation was created by the US Higher Education Act of 1965 and included institutions established before 1964, with the “principal mission” being the education of Black Americans. The 105 currently operating HBCUs were founded with a common purpose: to educate a population that

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National Park Service awards $9.7 million to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities

National Park Service awards $9.7 million to preserve Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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The National Park Service (NPS) announced, on July 8, 2022, $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in 9 states for historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Since the 1990s, the NPS has awarded more than $87 million in grants

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Enterprise Community Partners, Inc Celebrating 40 Years In The Business

Enterprise Community Partners, Inc Celebrating 40 Years In The Business

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Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) is a nonprofit corporation celebrating 40 years in the business of addressing the housing needs of residents of America’s communities that are inadequately met by the nation’s private sector housing market. The average income earned by the residents of these