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via newsone: The United Negro College Fund has teamed up with the tech-ed company Cengage to address the growing issue through the creation of a program that will provide HBCU students with free access to textbooks. CLICK HERE to read story

The Walt Disney Company announced today it is partnering with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) through a $1 million commitment to provide scholarships and…

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  On Tuesday, Rep. Charles Rangel joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss President Barack Obama’s executive order to help millions of Americans lower their…

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A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste — you know the phrase, you’ve heard it. That’s because the iconic slogan, dreamt up by the advertising agency Young & Rubicam goes back more than four decades. It was meant to promote the United Negro College Fund scholarship program for black students. The slogan practically part of […]

Entertainment

    The United Negro College Fund helps thousands of college students with the financial help they need to achieve their higher education goals. One of the ways that they raise money is via their annual star-studded special, the UNCF Evening of Stars. This special event, hosted this year by “Guys With Kids” star Anthony Anderson, features leading […]

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On Saturday, Dec. 1, stars converged upon Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA for the live taping of the 34thAnnual UNCF AN EVENING OF STARS® to support the United Negro College Fund’s efforts to help students attend college. One of gospel’s finest, Ms. Yolanda Adams, 51, was on hand to perform. The recording artist, radio personality, fashion designer […]

National

From Madame Noire Business: Black Girls Rock! (BGR) in partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and P&G’s My Black is Beautiful campaign has launched the Imagine a Future Project, a program that, according to BGR founder Beverly Bond, will “empower and touch the lives of one million girls over the course of three […]

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Get ready to open your wallets while enjoying one of the best concerts of the year right from your living room. BET will air the 33rd annual “UNCF: An Evening of Stars” on Sunday, Sept. 25th at 10 p.m. EST. Performers will include Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ledisi, Anthony Hamilton, Miguel, Estelle, Marsha […]

National

Get ready to open your wallets while enjoying one of the best concerts of the year right from your living room. BET will air the 33rd annual “UNCF: An Evening of Stars” on Sunday, Sept. 25th at 10 p.m. EST. Performers will include Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ledisi, Anthony Hamilton, Miguel, Estelle, Marsha […]

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Not long after he started college in the 1990s, Dr. Donnie Eddins had to drop out and take a job when his mother became ill. He didn’t know if, when or where he would return to college to pursue his dream. That’s when UNCF and Talladega College entered the picture. His pastor was an alumnus […]