{"id":337372,"date":"2021-09-09T19:45:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jay-z-beyonce-announce-2m-hbcu-scholarship-fund\/"},"modified":"2021-09-09T19:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T16:45:48","slug":"jay-z-beyonce-announce-2m-hbcu-scholarship-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jay-z-beyonce-announce-2m-hbcu-scholarship-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"#JAY-Z + Beyonc\u00e9 Announce $2M HBCU Scholarship Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#JAY-Z + Beyonc\u00e9 Announce $2M HBCU Scholarship Fund<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/09\/jay-z-beyonce-scholarship-1200x675.png\" alt=\"JAY-Z + Beyonc\u00e9 Announce $2M HBCU Scholarship Fund\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Shawn Carter Foundation\/Instagram<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nJAY-Z and Beyonc\u00e9 have set up a new multi-million dollar scholarship aimed at helping young Black students pursue their artistic and creative ambitions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit200\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>Mr. and Mrs. Carter\u2019s newly-announced About Love scholarship is pledging $2 million to provide funding for students in the arts and creative fields at a select group of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).<\/p>\n<p>The scholarship is a collaboration between JAY-Z\u2019s Shawn Carter Foundation, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s BeyGOOD charity program and luxury jewelry brand Tiffany &amp; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTmq6jnrcxo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\">A post shared by BeyGOOD (@beygood)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jay and Bey\u2019s About Love fund will award scholarships to five small private and select state schools across the United States, including Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Bennett College in North Carolina, University of AR-Pine Bluff in Arkansas and Central State University in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis opportunity is timely as our students come from many different socioeconomic backgrounds,\u201d said Dr. Jack Thomas, the President of Central State University, in a statement. \u201cThese funds will have a tremendous impact on who we recruit and our students\u2019 success as they move on to graduate and professional schools and into their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit300\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>Each school will be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly between Friday (September 10) and Sunday (September 26). \u201cWe encourage everyone who is eligible to apply,\u201d read the caption in the BeyGOOD\u2019s announcement post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the About Love scholarship will look to smooth over the controversy surrounding JAY-Z and Beyonce\u2019s partnership with Tiffany &amp; Co. The brand\u2019s recent \u201cAbout Love\u201d ad campaign, which features the powerhouse couple, has been receiving backlash for its use of a never-before-seen Jean-Michel Basquiat painting.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, some of Basquait\u2019s close friends and collaborators condemned the ad for using a staunch anti-capitalist\u2019s artwork to sell jewelry. \u201cI was horrified,\u201d said Alexis Alder, one of the late artist\u2019s contemporaries. \u201cThe commercialization and commodification of Jean and his art at this point \u2014 it\u2019s really not what Jean was about.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 11px -10px\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit400\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            CMNUNT.load(\"content-b\", { \n                                containerid: \"contentUnit400\",\n                                keywords: \"section_post_inarticle\",\n                                lazyLoad: true\n                            });\n                        }\n                    <\/script>About Love isn\u2019t the only scholarship fund JAY-Z and Beyonc\u00e9 have set up. 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