He's not heavy, he's my Brother

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The owners of Ezell’s Famous Chicken — Darnell Rudd, left, Faye Stephens, center, and Lewis Rudd, right – with the help of some community partners have launched an initiative to provide grants to 20 Black-owned businesses

 

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A Transformational Gift to Strengthen Community
August 23, 2021

From left: DJ, Adama, Dewayne, Demi and Delaney Washington.


Dewayne and Adama Washington’s journey together began at NC State.

From the time they met as undergraduate students, and even as Dewayne’s 12-year career as an NFL player took them to different cities, the university has remained a touchpoint and a source of support and community.

Once he retired from football in 2005 and the couple settled in the Triangle, their ties to NC State strengthened. Both have been engaged as donors and as volunteers, including Dewayne’s current term on the Board of Trustees. Adama recently has served as a lecturer in the School of Social Work and has begun work on a doctorate in educational equity in the College of Education.

Now the alumni pair has made a $1 million commitment to benefit the Wolfpack athletics program and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Through a bequest and current-use gifts, they are giving back to two areas that have made profound impacts on their own lives.

The Washingtons’ pledge is establishing the Adama Tyndle Washington Graduate Award Endowment and the Adama Tyndle Washington Undergraduate Scholarship Endowment, each of which will provide need-based awards to School of Social Work students, with preference for recipients who have demonstrated interest in equity, diversity or social justice.

They are creating the Washington Family Scholars Network Endowment, designed to help the College of Humanities and Social Sciences enhance diversity and be purposeful in its recruitment, retention and support efforts, particularly initiatives focused on the Black or African American community. That fund can underwrite summer transitional programming for students, speaker events, career and professional development, stipends for faculty mentors or graduate student assistants, and more.

The gift also will name the Dewayne Washington Football Locker Room within the Murphy Football Center and support student-athlete scholarships in the football program

 

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Bowie State University Receives $1M Donation From Adobe To Increase Tech Talent Pipeline
September 15, 2021

BOWIE, Md. (WJZ) — Officials at Bowie State University announced that the school has received a $1 million donation from Adobe as part of the Adobe Anchor School Program.

“This new partnership with Adobe will enable Bowie State to amplify the work we’ve already begun to create an entrepreneurial environment for innovation, enabling greater supports for increasing digital literacy in our data sciences and analytics, cyber security and digital media programs,” said BSU President Aminta H. Breaux. “We applaud Adobe for providing training, internships and digital tools for diverse students to develop the skills that will position them to bring new perspectives into technology companies.”

The Adobe Anchor School Program is used to build partnerships with HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions to help students interested in tech careers develop creativity and digital skills.

The program will provide 100 scholarships of up to $15,000 for students of color. It will also provide resources and opportunities to help prepare students for the future.

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“Longstanding change requires a conviction to innovative solutions and a willingness to lead,” said Brian Miller, Adobe’s chief talent, diversity & inclusion officer. “We will strategically invest in providing students with training, career readiness, internships, financial assistance and digital tools to fuel their professional careers at Adobe or elsewhere

 

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Spoiler

 

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Thank you for what you doing breh. We search for so many ways to be outraged. This is a gem

 

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