Dr. Glenda Glover (second from right), President and Chief Executive Officer of AKA International, is welcomed by (lr) former President of Bennett College, Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Jennifer King Congleton, Regional Director of AKA Mid Atlantic, and Erika Everett, Executive Director, Education, accompanies Advancement Foundation at Alpha Kappa Alpha International headquarters in Chicago for grant presentations to 32 HBCUs during Black History Month in 2019. ( Image: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.)
Black students have been badly affected by the spread of the COVID-19 or novel coronavirus pandemic, leaving many unsure whether they can continue their education in financial trouble and under quarantine restrictions.
To support the students during this time, many public institutions rooted in the community have worked to help those affected by the public health crisis. Alpha Kappa Alpha announced that they raised more than $ 1 million in one day to help HBCU sites stay afloat during the virus outbreak.
The annual fundraiser, called HBCU Impact Day, was led by International President and Executive Director Glenda Glover, Ph.D., as part of the Sisterhood’s four-year goal to raise $ 10 million. The funds will be used to contribute to sustainability projects and scholarships at more than 100 historically black colleges and universities across the country. It is the third year in a row that the organization has achieved its goal in 24 hours.
“I understand very Well the HBCU needs… at a very high level, ”Glover said in an interview with BLACK COMPANY. “HBCUs need sustainability, so we have to ensure [these schools and] We will do our part to ensure that black colleges and universities do not close for financial reasons.
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Glover went on to say that in the face of COVID-19, funding is more critical today than ever as the pandemic only exacerbated the problems these schools have been working to fix for decades.
“The pandemic brought a to light quantity from the financing needs black Have colleges already to have been experience to the Years since Beginning, ”she continued. “We hope we can use these funds to help schools transition to online learning and help students cope with it.”
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