HBCUs have long been underfunded. Now, they're using a pot of federal COVID relief funds — $5.2 billion — to cancel student debt, upgrade campus infrastructure and retain students facing financial barriers.
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"So it's been incredibly helpful and transformative, not only for us, but for our students as we navigate this continuing pandemic."Kenny Spayd, Fayetteville State University Robert Pompey is vice chancellor for business and finance at N.C. A&T, the nation's largest HBCU. The school received one of the largest federal relief packages of all HBCUs.Robert Pompey is vice chancellor for business and finance at N.C. A&T, the nation's largest HBCU. The school received one of the largest federal relief packages of all HBCUs.Robert Pompey, N.C.
HBCUs weren't the only schools to target students who were struggling financially during the pandemic. In fact, the CARES Act
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Disney taps into the wealth of talent at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesMore than $10 million in scholarships are expected to be awarded at the HBCU Foundation College Week event at Walt Disney World Resort.
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Black Women and Their Labor Are Still Underpaid and UndervaluedFor every dollar a white man makes, a Black woman earns 63 cents. Along with severe wage inequality, Black women continue to be disproportionately overrepresented in low-paying, service-oriented jobs. More than one-third of the essential workers—many of them the people who have powered our country throughout the pandemic—are Black women. COVID-19, inflation and stagnant wages have laid bare how necessary it is for our elected representatives to act by voting to increase the minimum wage and creating a robust paid family and medical leave package accessible to all.
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