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Michael B. Jordan and Serena Williams to award $1 million to one lucky HBCU student

Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagicBlack Panther star Michael B. Jordan and tennis legend Serena Williams are paying it forward to one lucky entrepreneur to the tune of one million dollars. AfroTech reports that the two stars have teamed up to assist students and graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, by launching a Startup Pitch Competition, which is aimed to inspire future business leaders who may not have equal access to opportunity. Jordan's Invesco QQQ Legac...

Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagicBlack Panther star Michael B. Jordan and tennis legend Serena Williams are paying it forward...

“HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence," Serena Ventures General Partner Alison Stillman said.

“HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence," Serena Ventures General Partner Alison Stillman said.

Aspiring business founders who are current students or alumni from historically Black colleges and universities have a chance to win $1 million from Michael B. Jordan’s Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic competition.

“HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence," Serena Ventures General Partner Alison Stillman said.

“HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence," Serena Ventures General Partner Alison Stillman said.

“HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence," Serena Ventures General Partner Alison Stillman said.

BLCK VC Launches Scout Program With Lightspeed, Sequoia To Support More Black Investors Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin BLCK VC members including co-founders Frederik Groce and the scout programs mastermind, Sydney Sykes, at center. BLCK VC For all the high-speed growth and innovation that venture capital is supposed to fuel, the industry itself isn’t structured for quick change. BLCK VC co-founder Sydney Sykes knows it first-hand. Since last summer, firms have reached out to Sykes for ad...