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October 10, 2020

Travis Scott to pay tuition for 5 HBCU students

Travis Scott offered to pay tuition for one semester for five students that currently attend historically black colleges and universities.
May 23, 2020

Frank Baker gifts $1 million to fund scholarships, graduates’ tuition at Spelman College

A group of Spelman College students has received a blessing, akin to one that Morehouse College graduates received last year.
January 3, 2020

Uber driver graduates college thanks to passenger paying off her student debt

Latonya Young striking up a conversation with a man she was driving turned out to be a windfall that is…
August 26, 2019

Student with nothing to lose asks Lil Uzi Vert to pay his tuition, rapper agrees

Lil Uzi Vert had no problem dropping ninety large on a Temple University student who simply asked for the loot.…
August 20, 2015

GoFundMe created for tuition of subway hero who stopped a rape

A crowdfunding campaign has been created for a New York City subway hero who stopped a rapist and helped a…
August 13, 2015

Tyrese pays Compton teen's tuition so he can attend Morehouse

Lorenzo Murphy is going to Morehouse, tuition-free. The Compton teenager received the gift of a lifetime from Tyrese this week…
July 30, 2014

Ex-homeless man hopes his Obama letter will help pay tuition

theGRIO REPORT - One formerly homeless man is selling his hand-written letter from President Obama to help pay for tuition...
April 28, 2014

Ivy League-bound teen Akintunde Ahmad gets surprise gift on 'The Ellen Show'

theGRIO REPORT - Ahmad's inspiring story landed him on 'The Ellen Show last week' where he revealed which Ivy League…
April 18, 2014

Beyoncé 'Partition' parody about student loans

theGRIO REPORT - A parody of Beyonce's hit song 'Partition' about student loans has been blowing up social media.
January 17, 2014

The Obamas’ brilliant move to help poor and minority students

ANALYSIS - Obama and his aides have argued the president will increasingly use his 'convening' power to bring influential people…
June 26, 2013

President Obama to students: Text me

NBC Bay Area - This week, students can ask the president for help with ways to pay for college, and…
September 3, 2011

B-average black students to get shot at Yale for free

VIDEO - They must also have a 90 percent attendance rate, a record of good behavior and at least 40…
February 23, 2011

Does attending a HBCU hurt future earnings potential?

Are HBCUs still relevant? It's the recurring question that has been seen in many op-ed pieces as of late...