"Record $100M Donation to Spelman College from Billionaire Couple"
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Billionaire couple Ronda Stryker and William Johnston have donated $100m to Atlanta’s Spelman College, marking the largest-ever single donation to an HBCU. The donation will be used to endow scholarships, develop an academic focus on public policy and democracy, and improve student housing. This comes amid increased donations to HBCUs following racial justice protests, with the United Negro College Fund also receiving a $100m donation from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Other recent large donations to HBCUs include those from MacKenzie Scott, Reed Hastings, and Michael Bloomberg.
- Billionaire couple gives Spelman College largest-ever single donation to an HBCU The Guardian US
- Spelman, a Historically Black Women's College, Receives $100 Million Gift The New York Times
- Spelman College receives historic $100 million donation CBS Mornings
- Spelman College in Atlanta receives biggest single donation with $100 million gift The Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Couple gives $100M to Atlanta's Spelman College, in largest single gift to a Black college The Associated Press
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