UNCF Achieves “Transformational Outcomes” for HBCUs, Inspired by Black Voices Cut Short
Final efforts, spurred by UNCF convincing Congress of racial inequality in country, can turn institutions around, relieve debt in bleak COVID period
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, Congress released details of the FY 2021 appropriations bills and the coronavirus relief stimulus. After much lobbying by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on behalf of all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the students they serve, the following items, among others, are included in the legislation to fund the government for the rest of FY 2021 and provide emergency relief from the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), having the ability to make transformative change on HBCU campuses:
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The eight pieces came from the personal collection of Wells and his husband,
Manfred Rantner, which has grown to over 50 pieces of artwork. Wells said he wanted to thank Morehouse which has produced alumni such as
Martin Luther King Jr. and
Spike Lee for putting him on his current career path.
“I will always be grateful for my Morehouse education and the springboard it created for my career on Wall Street and in business, and I want to recognize that with this gift,” said Wells who graduated from the college in 2000.
Wells said that the pieces he donated from artists like Johnson and Sherald were like “owning a piece of history.”