The 100 Black Men of Austin, Inc. hosted the Wells Fargo Sophomore Scholars program at Huston-Tillotson University. The program begin March 4th with the 100 supporting HT during career week. The program ended with a panel discussion which included Wells Fargo Representatives Denell Craig, Wealth Management Portfolio Manager, and Nathan Ward, Investment Manager, Southwest Region.
The 100 Black Men of Austin, Inc. partnered with the Linda Johnson Memorial Scholarship Committee to grant their inaugural scholarship to Huston-Tillotson’s Destiny Jenkins.
13 students had the opportunity to tour 3 prestigious HBCUs in Texas. Huston-Tillotson University, Prairie View A&M University and Texas Southern University showed southern hospitality to our students and made them feel like they were important. They had the opportunity to meet the Presidents of the universities and learn about the HBCU culture. The students left the tour with expectations of what steps are taken to exceed in higher education.
Thanks to Amherst Holdings, the 100 Black Men of Austin, Inc. sponsored 20 students from Huston-Tillotson University to attend the 3rd Annual AAMRI Collegiate Black Male Retreat. There the students engage in breakout sessions tackling every day issues as black men over a 3 day period. Multiple colleges and universities were in attendance and the retreat was powerful to say the least.
Ally Financial and the 100 Black Men of Austin, Inc. partnered to offer financial literacy budget training to the Collegiate 100 students at Huston-Tillotson University.
