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The National Park Service is awarding $16.2 million in grants to preserve historic landmarks connected to the civil rights movement.
Wiley College received a $300,000 gift from an anonymous donor to clear the student debt for the HBCU’s 2022 graduating class.
Actress Viola Davis will be celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival for her pivotal contributions to the arts.
Businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith donated $15 million to his alma mater Cornell University to create pathways in STEM for underserved and underrepresented students.
NBA star Kevin Durant has acquired an ownership stake in a professional women’s soccer team.
Mother-daughter duo Suzzon Jiles and Trinity Humphrey will graduate from Grambling State University together.
Former first lady Michelle Obama announced the Obama Presidential Center Museum will harbor an exhibit inspired by her mother Marian Robinson.
Questlove has teamed up with the University of the Arts to launch a scholarship program for emerging creatives.
Legendary musical genius Stevie Wonder will receive an honorary degree from Wayne State University.
Pioneering journalists Alice Dunnigan and Ethel Payne will be posthumously honored by the White House Correspondents’ Association.