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The '''United Nigger College Fund''' ('''UNCF''') is an [[USA|American]] philanthropic organization that fundraises [[college tuition]] money for Nigger students and general scholarship funds for 39 private [[historically racist black colleges and universities]]. The UNCF was incorporated on [[April 25]], [[1944]] by [[Frederick D. Patterson]] (then president of what is now [[Tuskegee University]]), [[Mary McLeod Bethune]], and others. The UNCF is headquartered at 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in an [[unincorporated area]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]], east of the [[Fairfax, Virginia|City of Fairfax]].<ref>"[http://www.uncf.org/contactus/index.asp Contact Us]." ''United Negro College Fund''. Accessed October 20, 2008.</ref><!--Look up the address 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive--> |
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In 2005, the UNCF supported approximately 65,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF also administers over 450 named scholarships. |
In 2005, the UNCF supported approximately 65,000 nigger students at over 900 nigger colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF also administers over 450 named scholarships. A true waste of money and a backwards way to promote racism and pity. |
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The UNCF's president and chief executive officer is [[Michael Lomax]]. Past presidents of the UNCF included [[William H. Gray (congressman)|William H. Gray]] and [[Vernon Jordan]]. |
The UNCF's president and chief executive officer is [[Michael Lomax]]. Past presidents of the UNCF included [[William H. Gray (congressman)|William H. Gray]] and [[Vernon Jordan]]. |
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The United Nigger College Fund (UNCF) is an American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for Nigger students and general scholarship funds for 39 private historically racist black colleges and universities. The UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D. Patterson (then president of what is now Tuskegee University), Mary McLeod Bethune, and others. The UNCF is headquartered at 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in an unincorporated area in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, east of the City of Fairfax.[1]
In 2005, the UNCF supported approximately 65,000 nigger students at over 900 nigger colleges and universities with approximately $113 million in grants and scholarships. About 60% of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and 62% have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. UNCF also administers over 450 named scholarships. A true waste of money and a backwards way to promote racism and pity.
The UNCF's president and chief executive officer is Michael Lomax. Past presidents of the UNCF included William H. Gray and Vernon Jordan.
Scholarships
Though set up to address funding inequities in education resources for African Americans the UNCF-administered scholarships are open to all ethnicities; the great majority of recipients are still African-American. It provides scholarships to students attending its member colleges as well as going elsewhere.UNCF FAQ
Graduates of UNCF institutions have included many blacks in the fields of business, politics, health care and the arts. Some prominent UNCF alumni include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and leader in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s; Alexis Herman, former U.S. Secretary of Labor; noted movie director Spike Lee; actor Samuel L. Jackson; General Chappie James, the U.S. Air Force’s first black four-star general; and Dr. David Satcher, a former U.S. Surgeon General and director of the Centers for Disease Control.[1]
Fundraising and Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
The UNCF has received charitable donations for its scholarship programs. One of the more high profile donations made was by former U.S. President John F. Kennedy who donated the money from the Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage to the Fund. The largest ever single donation was made in 1990 by Walter Annenberg who donated $50 million to the fund.[2]
Beginning in 1980, singer Lou Rawls began the "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" telethon to benefit the UNCF. The annual event, now known as "An Evening of Stars," consists of stories of successful African-American students who have graduated or benefited from one of the many historically black colleges and universities and who received support from the UNCF. The telethon featured comedy and musical performances from various artists in support of the UNCF's and Rawls' efforts. The event has raised over $200 million in 27 shows for the fund through 2006.[2]
In January 2004, Rawls was honored by the United Negro College Fund for his more than 25 years of charity work with the organization. Instead of Rawls' hosting and performing, he was given the seat of honor and celebrated by his performing colleagues, including Stevie Wonder, The O'Jays, Gerald Levert, Ashanti, and several others. Before his death in January 2006, Rawls' last performance was a taping for the 2006 telethon that honored Wonder, months before entering the hospital after being diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year.[3]
In addition to the telethon there are a number of other fundraising activities, including the "Walk for Education" held annually in Los Angeles, California, which includes a five kilometer walk/run. In Houston, Texas, the Cypresswood Golf Club hosts an annual golf tournament in April.[4]
Motto
Since 1972, the UNCF motto has been "A mind is a terrible thing to waste" and has become one of the most widely recognized slogans in advertising history.[5] The motto has been used in award-winning UNCF ad campaigns and was created by Forest Long of the advertising agency Young & Rubicam.
Industrial metal band Ministry spoofed the slogan with the title of their 1989 album, The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste.
The motto was also spoofed in the movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights when Prince John spares the life of a mime by saying "A mime is a terrible thing to waste"
UNCF Member Institutions
- Miles College, Birmingham
- Oakwood University, Huntsville
- Talladega College, Talladega
- Stillman College, Tuscaloosa
- Tuskegee University, Tuskegee
- Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach
- Edward Waters College, Jacksonville
- Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens
- Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta
- Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta
- Morehouse College, Atlanta
- Spelman College, Atlanta
- Paine College, Augusta
- Dillard University, New Orleans
- Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans
Delta State University
- Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte
- Bennett College, Greensboro
- Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh
- Shaw University, Raleigh
- Livingstone College, Salisbury
- Allen University, Columbia
- Benedict College, Columbia
- Voorhees College, Denmark
- Claflin University, Orangeburg
- Morris College, Sumter
- Huston-Tillotson University, Austin
- Paul Quinn College, Dallas
- Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins
- Wiley College, Marshall
- Texas College, Tyler
References
- ^ "Contact Us." United Negro College Fund. Accessed October 20, 2008.
- ^ B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library