“Shaw University applauds Apple’s strong commitment to create jobs for underserved communities in North Carolina.” Dr. Paulette Dillard In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the nation’s racial reckoning that continues today, Apple committed $100 million to a Racial Equity and Justice Initiative back in June. The company also partnered with Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh and other HBCUs to announce the creation of the Propel Center in Atlanta — an educational tech hub for Black colleges. And it added a slew of new HBCU regional coding centers as part of its Community Education Initiative (CEI), initially launched three years ago.