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UNCF News & Updates
March 2, 2021
UNCF Scholar Spotlight!



"I would just like to say thank you so much for choosing me as a recipient or a UNCF Scholarship. It means a lot to me that this organization can help a college student like me in need. This scholarship has helped me reduce some of the payments for my tuition and help relieve stress for my mother and I. Thank you all for choosing me once again."

Autumn Forbes 
Xavier University
NBA All-Star Game to Support HBCUs, Covid-19 Equity Efforts
The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced that NBA All-Star 2021 will be held on Sunday, March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Hawks, where the league’s annual global celebration of the game will take place on one night for the first time, with on-court action beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT. As part of this year’s events, the NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) announced that they will commit more than $2.5 million in funds and resources toward historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and support and awareness around equity and access to COVID-19 care, relief and vaccines.
Support UNCF at your Local HEB
H-E-B & Central Market "Be The Change Point-of-Sale Initiative" customers from Texas will be able to make point-of-sale donations to UNCF from January 27, 2021 through March 2, 2021 in the following markets:

Houston: Houston Area Urban League / United Negro College Foundation (UNCF)
San Antonio: San Antonio MLK Commission / United Negro College Foundation (UNCF)
Central Texas: Austin Area Urban League / United Negro College Foundation (UNCF)
Central Market: United Negro College Foundation (UNCF) / National Urban League
Mi Tienda: Houston Area Urban League / United Negro College Foundation (UNCF)

Learn more at heb.com/bethechange
March Scholarships & Internships at UNCF
Spring into action, and apply for a UNCF scholarship! Check out these UNCF scholarships and internships currently open for applications, and complete your application before the deadlines. Look at some of the opportunities UNCF offers high school and college students that can help you get to and through college. 

Visit UNCF.org/Scholarships any time to see what is open.

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