*Within the wake of her kick arse and historic efficiency at Coachella on Saturday night (04-14-18), which paid tribute to traditionally black schools, Beyoncé says she is donating $100,000 to 4 black universities.
Bey introduced on Monday the Homecoming Students Award Program for the 2018-2019 educational yr by way of her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to present $25,000 every to Tuskegee College, Bethune-Cookman College, Xavier College of Louisiana and Wilberforce College. One scholar from every faculty will obtain the scholarship cash.
Based on Variety, that is the second yr for a students program created by the singer. The report reminds that the Formation Students Awards Program, a benefit scholarship program was established in April 2017 in celebration of the one-year anniversary of Beyonce’s 2016 album “Lemonade.” The awards inspired and supported “younger ladies who’re daring, inventive, acutely aware, assured and unafraid to suppose exterior of the field.”
In the meantime, the Homecoming Students Award Program for 2018-2019 will increase to all qualifying college students on the 4 universities, no matter gender. The disciplines will embrace literature, inventive arts, African-American research, science, training, enterprise, communications, social sciences, pc science and engineering. All candidates should keep a 3.5 GPA or above. All finalists and winners will likely be chosen by the schools. Winners will likely be introduced in the summertime.
f you missed it, right here’s what we posted earlier about her groundbreaking Coachella present …
To say Beyoncé turned it up and out at Coachella Saturday evening is an understatement. Cardi B, who? Sure, the wait was value it. “Y’all prepared Coachella?,” she requested the group as she opened her set, thus turning into the primary black lady and any lady of colour to headline the internationally famed music pageant within the Southern California desert city of Indio.
“Coachella, thanks for permitting me to be the primary black lady to headline,” Beyoncé stated, earlier than singing “Run the World (Women).”
She kicked off her long-anticipated efficiency with “Loopy in Love” accompanied by a New Orleans-style brass marching band, and even sang the black nationwide anthem, “Raise Each Voice and Sing.”
She sang a number of songs from her album “Lemonade,” backed up by the band and surrounded by step dancers.
For practically two hours, the world’s best entertainer got here up with shock after shock.
A tribute to Nina Simone and quotes from Malcolm X. She additionally sang “Deja Vu” along with her husband, Jay-Z, and danced along with her sister, Solange.
Oh yeah, Coachella attendees and people watching the reside stream world wide noticed a Future’s Little one reunion. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams appeared on stage with Beyoncé to sing their ’90s hits “Say My Identify,” “Soldier” and “Lose My Breath.”
