Atlanta’s Arthur M. Blank Is Helping HBCU’s

Arthur M. Blank is giving a powerful gift to students in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. He owns the Atlanta Falcons and helped build The Home Depot. His foundation, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, is donating $50 million to four historically Black colleges and universities in Atlanta.

These schools are Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Morris Brown College. The money will help students who are close to finishing college but are short on funds. It’s designed to cover the small but painful gap that keeps too many young people from walking across the stage. More insite here.