Scoreboard has a busy April with Cardi B and Drake dominating the charts, and Kendrick Lamar winning a Pulitzer Prize.
Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, announces a partnership with Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, to award four new scholarships as part of her Homecoming Scholars Award Program. The iconic performer also issues a challenge to other businesses to join Google.org in investing in excellence through education.
Google.org has matched the $100,000 grant Beyoncé announced last week, which will enable four additional HBCUs to receive $25,000 scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The schools chosen are Texas Southern University, located in Beyoncé’s home city, Houston, Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, the alma mater of her father, Mathew Knowles, Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana and Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. HBCUs are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.
“Google understands the vital role historically black colleges and universities play in delivering a high quality and culturally responsive education,” states Maab Ibrahim, a Google.org program manager. “In the last several years, Google has launched innovative programs to close the distance between Silicon Valley and HBCUs; we are proud to continue that commitment by matching Beyoncé’s generous donation.”
On the occasion of World Water Day, Gucci and CHIME FOR CHANGE announced yesterday a new partnership with Beyoncé and UNICEF USA to bring clean, safe water to the children of Burundi, known as the “Heart of Africa.
Newly announced OTR II tour will stop in 15 cities across Europe and 21 cities across North America.
This week’s special edition of Scoreboard tallies up the year-end scores for 2017
This week on Scoreboard U2 has the #1 album in the U.S. and Grammy previews continue with SZA
This week on Scoreboard Grammy previews continue with Alessia Cara and Ed Sheeran gets assistance from Beyoncé on “Perfect (Remix)”
This week on Scoreboard Shania Twain takes #1 on the Billboard 200 and Beyoncé gives “Mi Gente” a boost
Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Bill Condon is celebrating his 2006 film “Dreamgirls” (which ultimately garnered Jennifer Hudson an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture) with an upcoming release of a Director’s Cut Extended Edition of the film.
Includes a 600- page book, the album on vinyl and downloads.