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Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) consistently struggled with funding for years even before the coronavirus pandemic, which only made things worse. However, the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the pandemic, and a new focus on the accomplishments of HBCU alumni has led to a significant influx of donations and a renewed focus on HBCUs.
HBCUs have received several significant donations from MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Last July, Scott gave $160 million to various, HBCUs including Hampton University, Tuskegee University, Howard University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. Six months later, Scott donated $40 million to Morgan State University. She also donated $25 million to Alcorn State University and $6 million to Tugaloo the same m
we re following a tornado on the ground in mississippi right now. want to get straight to chad meyers. chad, what are we looking at here? it looks very serious. it is very serious. this is jackson, mississippi. this is ridgeland, this is clinton. this storm was on the ground as it rolled through clinton and it is still on the ground right now. very close to i 220 right here, kind of sliding up to tugaloo. that s the area we ve been watching with rotation. ground truth with tornado chasers seeing this tornado on the ground. reed timer was on the air a couple months ago with this amazing chase vehicle. discovery.com/stormchasers. watch it as well. the tornado s still on ground causing damage. we do know power lines are down. there are power flashes which means the tornado is hitting power lines and lines brig those lines down as reed drives under that light there. you can see that traffic light clearly not working. power completely out there. as this storm continues to move, it will co