Beyonce donates $100,000 in scholarship to 4 US black colleges
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singer beyonce on monday said she was offering 100000 in scholarship money to students at four historically african-american colleges and universities in the united states1 the donation cameon the back of her acclaimed two-hour performance at the coachella music festival1 beyonces performance at the coachella festival in the southern california desert on saturday was billed as a homage to education and black american culture featuring a marching band performance art choir and dance. she was supported by more than 150 performers on stage1 we honour all institutions of higher learning for maintaining culture and creating environments for optimal learning which expands dreams and the seas of possibilities for students ivy mcgregor who administers the singers beygood foundation said in a statement announcing the scholarship1 the more than 100 historically black u.s. colleges and universities were all established before the civil rights act of 1964 when white-dominated institutions of higher education could bar african american students1 last year the 36-year-old singer established a merit scholarship program to support young women1 the formation singers coachella performance which was streamed live on youtube was hailed as an unprecedented celebration of black cultural influence in america by nbc news1 trade publication variety called beyonces show her first in more than a year a musical visual and physical triumph1 beyonce will perform again at coachella this saturday and she and her husband rapper jay z are set to begin a u.s. and european tour together in june1