During this season of giving two MS HBCUs receive hefty donations from philanthropist
During this season of giving two MS HBCUs receive hefty donations from philanthropist
Mackenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and one of the richest person’s in the world is sharing her more than $60 billion fortune. According to
The Washington Post Scott’s gifts to HBCU’s and other colleges surpasses $800 million.
Tougaloo College and Alcorn State University are two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in Mississippi that are recipients of these gifts.
Tougaloo College received a generous donation of $6 million from Scott. “This is an incredibly exciting time for Tougaloo College,’’ said President Carmen J. Walters.