BLM sets up student relief fund as loan forgiveness stalls
Associated PressThe Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation launched a new relief fund Monday aimed at Black college students, alumni and dropouts overburdened by mounting education costs and the student loan debt crisis. The money is not restricted for use only on student loan payments, but the foundation said its relief funds are meant to lower recipients’ overall debt burden. Foundation board secretary Shalomyah Bowers, who runs the consulting firm that the movement organization hired to build out its philanthropic capacity, said Student Solidarity Fund applicants do not have to prove they are Black. Regarding the relief fund, BLM Grassroots director Melina Abdullah said: “We are glad to hear that is using a portion of the vast funds that they appropriated from the movement for the benefit of Black college students, and hope they will be sure to distribute funds in a way that aligns with Black Lives Matter’s mission of ending state-sanctioned violence against Black people.” ___ Aaron Morrison is a New York City-based member of the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team.
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