Historically Black Colleges and Universities were started to provide a higher education to African Americans. Author: Jasmin Caldwell Updated: 9:13 PM CST February 13, 2021
In honor of Black History Month, 6 News spoke to some local graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs
In Lawrence Stewart’s family, attending an HBCU runs deep. My wife and I both went to Mississippi Valley State University. My daughter is currently a senior at Alabama A&M University and my son is currently a freshman at Southern University, he said.
HBCU’s were established in the 19th century, to provide educational opportunities to people of African descent.
However, the multi-year commitment will also help relieve some of the financial burden facing students, faculty and staff at each school who have suffered adverse economic impact due to COVID-19, FedEx said. This may be helpful for keeping already debt-laden students in school, officials said. With many students and families struggling right now as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our hope is that this timely investment will help keep more students in school and provide future access to leadership, educational and employment opportunities,” said Judy Edge, the corporate vice president of human resources at FedEx.
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