Diverse Education News November 30, 2020 Georgia Power Gives Six Georgia HBCUs $1.625 Million for Tech and Development 5 Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia's historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/georgia-power-southern-company-foundation-give-16-million-to-hbcus/UTV42D6TDFDRBB575SPPQF76PY/> reported. The six HBCUs are Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Savannah State University and Spelman College. The gift is part of Southern Company's - Georgia Power's parent - $50 million HBCU Initiative, which "provides HBCU students with scholarships, internships, leadership development and access to technology and innovation to support career readiness," The AJC reported. The $1.625 million is part of the latest round of grants - $5.1 million - from Southern Company to help improve problems at HBCUs in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/