In the Press
Read the latest news mentions about Robert F. Smith and his business and giving to support his communities.
Steve Harvey, Chris Tucker And More Famous Black Men Join Robert F. Smith In Harlem To Fight Prostate Cancer
04/03/2022
Several celebrities and leaders in the Black community joined Robert F. Smith at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a prostate cancer mobile screening bus in Harlem, New York.
Read ArticleOP-ED: Robert F. Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Frank Baker and William Pickard Top List of Black Donors to HBCUs
Robert F. Smith lands on top of a new Observer op-ed highlighting Black philanthropists who have donated money and resources to Historically-Black Colleges and Universities.
Read ArticleRobert F. Smith Launching $1.8M Grant Program For HBCU Students
02/14/2022
Robert F. Smith and Student Freedom Initiative are teaming up with Prudential Financial to support students of color by providing $1.8 million in microgrants to students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Read ArticleBlack Billionaire Robert F. Smith’s Nonprofit Partners With Prudential Financial to Help HBCU Students
02/07/2022
Robert F. Smith’s program, Handling Everyday Life Problems for Students (HELPS), is providing $1.8 million in microgrants to qualifying students at HBCUs to help address financial issues that could get between students and graduation.
Read ArticleFoundation Provides $10,000 for Thanksgiving Giveaway in Africatown
11/25/2021
Robert F. Smith provided 40 families in Africatown, Alabama with $250 gift cards for the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation program called “Thanksgiving Blessing: Hearts, Heads, Hands.” The families who received the funds were selected via nomination from local church groups.
Read ArticleBillionaire Robert F. Smith and Other Corporate Leaders Mount Campaign to Close the Digital Divide
11/18/2021
Robert F. Smith and other private sector leaders are coming together to close the digital divide, which disproportionately impacts communities of color. The lack of access to resources such as high-speed internet is 50% higher among families of color than that of white families.
Read ArticleRobert F. Smith and Students Ring NYSE Opening Bell to Celebrate “One Stock., One Future.”
11/17/2021
Robert F. Smith and students from Eagle Academy schools rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the new “One Stock. One Future.” initiative launched by Goalsetter in October 2021. Students from the Eagle Academies are the first beneficiaries of the program, which aims to have 1 million Black and Latinx youth become shareholders and investors.
Read ArticleBusinessman Robert F. Smith, Goalsetter Launch Initiative to Help Black And Latinx Youth Build Generational Wealth
10/30/2021
Digital money management company Goalsetter is teaming up with Robert F. Smith to launch “One Stock. One Future.”—an initiative working with corporations to donate at least 1,000 shares of stock that will be distributed amongst Black and Latinx children throughout the country.
Read ArticleBillionaire Robert F. Smith Gifts Thousands of Shares of Stock to Help Black and Latinx Kids Become Shareholders
10/27/2021
Robert F. Smith kicked off the new “One Stock. One Future.” initiative by donating nearly 15,000 total shares of his stocks to a network of public, all-boys schools serving young men of color in New York City and Newark, N.J.
Read ArticleBiden Promised Free Tuition to HBCUs Students, But Black Billionaire Robert F. Smith Is Finding Solutions to Actually Do It
10/08/2021
Robert F. Smith is working to provide financial assistance to students at many Historically Black Colleges and Universities through Student Freedom Initiative. He talked with Black Enterprise about how the initiative will help students and the work that remains.
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