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UNCF RECEIVE S L ARGE ST C ORPORATE GIF T The Black Stars News 2015 Annual F O R Uhonor N DMayor ERSERVED STUDENTS Awards Dinner will

David Dinkins, Rep. Charles dollar scholarships with comprehensive UNCF (United Negro College Fund) has Rangel, Yvette Clarke, wrap-around support services eligible announced it hasRep. received its largest R. Donahue Barbara students. philanthropic corporatePeebles, gift in its 78Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina “The design of this program is specifically year history from Boston-based financial Rudy Crew, Stephen servicesLamb, leader Dr. Fidelity Investments to geared to the mighty-middle, students launch Byrd, the Fidelity AliaScholars Jones, Program. and the Centralwith 2.5 to 3.5 grade point averages, As the next in its long-standing who are often overlooked for scholarship Parkstep Five survivors of gross injustice commitment to financial education and on December 18 from 6:00pm – opportunities and need significant inclusion, Fidelity is donating $190 financial support,” noted Larry Griffith, MIST 46 West million 10:00pm to UNCF asat part of itsHarlem, $250 UNCF’s Senior Vice President, programs million 116th Invest inStreet. My Education (ME)SM initiative. This new socialchosen impact program, “Each honoree for built byrecognition Fidelity and its philanthropic has demonstrated partners, commits $250 million across andtovision in the nextexceptional five-years toleadership provide access David Dinkins her or his respective profession education and facilitate economic mobility or and in some significant for up toendeavor 50,000 underrepresented African was a member of the New York measure Latinx has contributed towards American/Black, American, Native City Council, representing the American and Asian/Pacific Islander creating a more just society in this 40th council district in Brooklyn, American students. country,” says Black Star News

colleges and universities include HBCUs, state-funded, small private schools and community colleges that do the heavy lifting, but don’t often have the financial resources to support their students.” In the fall of 2023, the Fidelity Scholars Program will launch for students in Massachusetts, Texas and North Carolina. It will ultimately include more than 2,500 talented students in areas where Fidelity

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Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their company Front Row  Ecosystem-building grants will Production, be brought “Cat on a Hot directed toward leading nonprofit Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire” organizations focused on improving graduating of students ofcast colortoto withrates a multi-ethnic ensure Broadway. quality pathways post-secondary In to 2016 they bring education. “Eclipsed” with Oscar Winner UNCF (United College Fund) is LupitaNegro Nyong ’O to Broadway.

the nation’s largest and most effective the so-called minorityHonorees, education organization. ToCentral serve Park 5, are collectively and youth, the community and the nation, individually heroes. They are UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships survivors of one of the ugliest Charles Rangel and other programs, of supports miscarriage justiceand in New York’s strengthens its 37 member colleges history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The and universities, and advocates for the and of unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. importance minority education and they did not commit and Arnwine was for 26 years executive college readiness. While totaling onlyfor 3%which they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. of all colleges and universities, UNCF “This isfounder an incredibly generous gift from and publisher Milton ranging fromhistorically seven years to 13 years and other Black for Civil Rights Under the Law. institutions T. Clarke. In the current 114th FidelityAllimadi. Investments,” said Dr. Michael “Obviously much work colleges and universities are highly before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on L. Lomax, President CEO,here UNCF.and “We Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aeffective, awarding 13% of bachelor’s needs to beand done actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce are delighted to partner with a premier State Assembly member, is nowdegrees, 5% of master’s degrees, 10% around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond global financial services company to do Committee, responsible for a New York City council memberof doctoral degrees and 24% of all STEM this work. Fidelity Program TheThe gala startsScholars at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for degrees earned by Black students in is exemplary, innovative cocktail hour toand be demonstrates followed by the Richardson, and Kharey more Wise. safety, energy public Image Source: development, UNCF.org higher education. UNCF administers our youth. the company’s commitment provide dinner and awards to ceremonies. There health, communications, the than 400 programs, including The Black Star News,scholarship, which focuses equal educational opportunities for lowHonoreepresence, Imhotep Gary New Byrd is internship and fellowship, mentoring, will be musical entertainment by and services. environment, and interstate and has a significant “This is not a transactional including on investigative journalism, has income and underrepresented students legendary radio talk show host summer enrichment, and curriculum singer CassandraofDouglas program, but a transformational program Jersey, aNew Mexico, Florida, Kentucky, international commerce. who doopera not have the advantages other been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,and faculty development programs. giving striving achievers a substantive New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Colorado and from harmonica phenomenon students.” its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is and Utah. scholarship and a comprehensive set poet, songwriter, music recordingToday, UNCF supports more than 60,000 William Galison. David Dinkins is The program is consistent with UNCF’s York Daily News, The a leading developer of“Fidelity at over 1,100 colleges andNew York of services based on researchand and founder best Investments is providing an writerstudents artist and producer, rapper, for Lifetime Achievement missionhonored as the nation’s largest private Post, The Village Voice, universities across the country. Its logoand Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest unparalleled opportunity for some He began and community activist. — heprovider was New York City’s first practices that UNCF has developed over scholarship to students of color, features the UNCF torch of leadership in Content magazine. the lastAfrican 78 years.” American-owned real of the most deserving, his career as aoverlooked radio DJ in Buffaloeducation and its widely recognized African mayor and also administering an American array of small and large and vulnerable students of color that estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past"ABlack News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s trademark, scholarships that have helped more welcomed Nelson Mandela to theStudent participants must pursue a mindStar is a terrible thing to will enable them to graduate without bachelor’s or an associate degree at of properties under development than 500,000 students to earn college have included: Gil Noble (Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. waste.”® debt,” said Paulette Jackson, an accredited not-for-profit,—four-year or management he wasorone college WLIB degrees with the support of institutional Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad in New national York City. HeFidelity’s mission is to inspire better UNCF’s Seniorradio Vice President, two-year college or university, (including Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of–the pioneering developerswho philanthropic partners and individual (CNN), CamilleforCosby, also has Friday night radio talk futuresO’Brien development andaoperations. and deliver betterMs. outcomes minority serving institutions (MSIs) and donors.for Lifetime Achievement, has helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. the customers and businesses we serve. black colleges and universities Jackson and Griffith are the UNCF served in Congress since 1971. He historically is the once-blighted Anacostia “Fidelity’s extraordinary gift will Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel With assets under administration of $10.6 (HBCU)s, or a not-for-profit certificate executives leading Sabrina this program. Honoree Lamb, foundertrillion, including discretionary assets of a recipient of The leaders Bronzetomedal for encourage other corporate get D.C. programneighborhood within the stateinofWashington, their Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William In addition to the Fidelity Scholars of World of Money, a champion save soldiers behindforenemyresidence. involvedhelping and show their commitment A champion of African-American Program, Fidelity’s Invest in My is $4.0 trillion as of November 30, 2022, we Education Pollard (Medgar Evers College), the education of bright, student of financial literacy for grants youth-line during the promising Korean War. meeting the unique needs of a economic president, empowerment is SM initiative “As a UNCF-HBCU I am Peebles’ (ME) will also provide to shefocus on Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba scholars who simply need the financial teaches knowledge about handlingdiverse set of customers. Privately held for confident that this program will haverun for NYC help students overcome systemic barriers, contemplating a possible Rep. Democratic (Amsterdam La-Verna resources andYvette supportClarke servicesistoaachieve over 75Arinde years, Fidelity employsNews), more than money, budgeting and planning. major impact on HBCUs and minorityincluding: mayor in 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), their college and career aspirations,” said 60,000 associates who are focused on serving institutions of higher education,” and completion grant awards Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one ofthe long-term Representatives from New UNCF Board Chairman Milton H. Jones, Lilliansuccess Robertsof(DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil  Retention our customers. said George T. French, Jr., Ph.D., will be made to help students remain Jr. the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9th district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local For more information about Fidelity rights lawyer, is a champion of President of UNCF-member Clark in college and not drop out because of Investments, visit https://www.fidelity. much of central Brooklyn. Before 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College The Fidelity Scholars Program features Atlantaprotecting University and chairrights of UNCF’s voting of ethnic unpaid tuition. annually renewable, need-based, last- she Member entering Congress in 2007, Presidents. “The — participating Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New com/about-fidelity/our-company. minority groups the emerging

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