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From Denver.BizJournals.com:

MillerCoors — the North American marketing arm of Colorado’s Molson Coors Brewing Co. — said Wednesday it has donated $1.3 million to support 47 historically black public colleges and universities.

The donation is to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, which raises money for the colleges, and will be used to support leadership development, programmatic support, scholarship and capacity-building at the 47 schools.

The fund has awarded about $100 million in support of students attending the colleges over the last 22 years.

“As the founding corporate sponsor, MillerCoors recognizes the importance of supporting the next generation of political leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs,” Larry Waters, TMCF board member and MillerCoors director of multicultural relations, said in a statement. “And this donation is just an example of our continued and unwavering commitment to encouraging the dreams and aspirations of students.”

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL! 103 million maybe, but all they gave back was the taxes on 40′s.

    weak.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/maatra/ maatra

    William K coors,adolph coors brewing company said to a group of minority business owners;
    …probably the greatest favor that anybody ever did you,was to drag your ancestors over here in chains, and i mean it

    Phuk them bytch azz hoes keep they phukin money. But u know nagas can b bought. When will we learn

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    [...] more here: MillerCoors Gives $1.3M To Support Black Colleges Posted in The 411 Tags: black, charged, colorado, racism, washington « Michael [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/boomslang777/ boomslang777

    Couldn’t have said it any better Maantra. Coors Brewing company was founded by a Nazi.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    LMBAO @ all they gave back was the taxes on 40 ounces

    but seriously

    I SMELL JESSE JACKSON AND JR.
    they have stock in Coors so they may have something 2 do with this BS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    I don’t know if they are breaking a cultural barrier or breakin the backs of black people owning stock in a oppressive operation.

    thanx for the info MR_NANASTROKER.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kennyd4/ kennyd4

    just dont try and come up with a rival beer to theirs and they love ur black azzes,what is old english giving back?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/goldenchildbaby/ goldenchildbaby

    Regardless of their history and what they have done to our people in the past, the fact is there are a lot of fortune 500 companies doing NOTHING for our young black youth, and coors/miller decided to actually DO something, and the moment they do you all are going to sit here and criticize them over it? Because of some shyt that happened 60 years ago? You all are going to impeed the process of historically black colleges and universities over some false pride and ego? Using race as an excuse and that we are being oppressed is sad, we are oppressing ourselves with this mentality, we are the most gifted and naturally talented race on the face of the earth, but because historically white people have told us otherwise we believe it? Don’t you think there was a purpose behind that? We still have this hatred for what whites did to use when all this happened decades ago, if we keep looking in the past we will NEVER move forward. Point is i’m glad that companies are stepping up and doing their part for the african-american community, and i applaud them for it, i swear mankind is so eager to hate something……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/blackdiamond184/ blackdiamond184

    I think they should have donated that to inner city schools. Any one race college in a country full of different races is doing nothing but separating students from the rest of the world. This is america so people have a right to do that but there are still hungry people in this country not privilaged enough to even go to school.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    27,659.57 cents go to each school. I don’t wanna b!tch about it but damn would it had hurt them to donate 47 million so each school can get a qool 1 million. I guess t.no

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DATBOYfromRDP/ DATBOYfromRDP

    dam….from the pictures of famous people that went to black colleges…u would thing that Howard and Morehouse are the only 2……Southern University A&M in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the OLDEST black college in the country…and not ONE famous person went there??????….and then they had nerve to put OMAROSA>…..who the hell is that!!!!…
    be cool
    stay safe
    Donovan

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Emerald_City_Beauty/ Emerald_City_Beauty

    I agree with blackdiamond184 on this issue. The money should have been donated to inner city schools as scholarship money for disadvantaged youth to be able to go to college. Yes, we have government grants and loans but just think of the boost in hope that you would be giving to teens who would have never thought they could go to college in the first place? We need more college educated black men and women in America, and by donating this money to the public schools in urban or poverty stricken communities, even the ones in rural areas that lack the resources that these kids need to feel secure in knowing they have a future, we could be helping thousands of minority children get that little nudge or push they need to build the self confidence to even attend college. I mean, it’s great they are giving the money to minority colleges, but what about America’s minority children who will never go to college in the first place? I go on forums all the tine where the Anglo Americans complain about black and latino kids having all, these resources available to them that the white kids don’t have and there is no reason for minority children to be unsuccessful in this country. But white children living in poverty are afforded the same resources as minority kids living in poverty and they use them. So they can’t say that they don’t use the resources as well. Our minority children are thrown into a one size fits all learning system in our public schools with white teachers who expect nothing from these kids anyways. So they score low on achievement tests which are setup by white people for white people and then they say minority children lack intelligence because of the achievement gap. You have to look at race as well as economics when educating our kids, not just economics. So pour some of this money into our children’s early education and show them they have a future before they are even faced with the decision to attend any college whether it’s an HBCU, Community College, or Major University. Just my thoughts on this. Not knocking Coors for what they did. Just am very passionate about our youth and the money would have been better invested in them. Hell, let’s just say that I’m not impressed. If they did it for recognition, they would have gotten more recognition giving it to urban public schools. America…we need to stop cutting funding for our young children’s education and giving it to everyone and everything else. WOW! The Capitalist Society!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dis_nicca_tiga/ dis_nicca_tiga

    somthin fishy goin on here……

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Angel4mAbove5/ Angel4mAbove5

    Every little bit helps… Especially since the Gov. of MS wants to Close TWO of the THREE HBCU’s!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/missharris1/ missharris1

    I dont see anything wrong it because it’s allowing tradition to continue and for balck men and women to be able to go to a HBC.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Blkrain71/ Blkrain71

    There no corp company in the world I know, just gonna give something and not have a advantages to it…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chrisbrown205/ Chrisbrown205

    I feel that it’s nothing wrong with the beer company donating money. People complain about other places the money could have gone, but the bigger picture should be that money was donated to fund education PERIOD!!! At least someone donated. Those who disagree, what are you doing to support schools? Let alone your child’s PTA?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Annunaki40/ Annunaki40

    I believe that it is a great Idea, take the money utilize it to make a statement to the younger crowd and generation about the responsibility that comes with being a able bodied ADULT when it comes to being intoxicated. If you are going to DRINK, stay at home, do not DRIVE, and above all while at HOME, if you are going to get mad, just go sit in the POOL (if you got one), or the tub or cold WATER.
    No there is nothing wrong with the Money a concern should be is how the money gets disseminated to all of these Colleges, and let them know (if they do not already know) that it is earmarked for EDUCATION not the FRAT HOUSE.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dopegurlmagic17/ Dopegurlmagic17

    ppl always trying to tell other ppl what to do with their money….smh trying to tell Oprah bout her school in Afrika… Tyler and da NAACP… when you get money like they do u can donate as u plz it is 4 education purposes and no HBCUs do not only educate black ppl kno yo s**t b4 u speak… in fact many give white ppl scholarships for being white… so like i said know yo sh*t b4 u speak… plus if there wasn’t fu*kin segregation and racism in da 1st there wouldn’t be any HBCU’s so go run tell yo white brothern about that hun

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Splash_Waters253/ Splash_Waters253

    Lmaooooooooooo….Stan_Vinyl, Maatra and Dopegurl, thats some real shyt right there. Right on the money point taken. Negros can be bought, lmao@dat

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    Negros can be bought! Please. Ya’ll act like they donated crack or something! They donated money. I’ve never given any money to ANY school, so they’re doing more than I am. God bless ‘em. They’re probably doing more than you f*ckers talking sh*t, too. If they donated the money to nothing but white colleges ya’ll would still talk sh*t. I’m not mad, keep it coming.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/LAeddie/ LAeddie

    I ain’t got no problem with it. I don’t drink beer. I can’t stand the stuff, but it someone else wants to drink it, let’em. I don’t see taking the funds as blood money.

    In some ways, it’s kinda’ owed to us.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/EbonyiisAKA/ EbonyiisAKA

    Must WE complain about EVERYTHING? Gosh….accept and be happy. I never knew there were sooooo many MISERABLE people in this world!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sprinkle22/ sprinkle22

    What’s wrong with that. I wouldn’t have any problem accepting that money. I don’t care who it came from.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    NtelligentlyInclined…

    just so you know I see you in and out of these forums talking that just for the sake of being different, but you severely underestimate the articulation of the group of people your talking to.

    I can and will give you a forensics lesson you’ll soon not forget!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NtelligentlyInclined/ NtelligentlyInclined

    LOL…Not you again. What the h*ll are you talking about now? In fact, nevermind. I don’t want to know. If your “forensics lesson” is anything along the lines of the foolishness you’ve been talking this evening I’m not even interested. As far as me talking for the “sake” of being different………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ramezzezzll/ ramezzezzll

    The Question should be how do you feel about the black college foundations, taking not giving, the money from miller/coors?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/BabyBoy1603/ BabyBoy1603

    BEER COMPANY THOUGH? WHAT’S NEXT BLUNT COMPANYS MAKING CONTRIBUTION. NO OTHER COMPANIES DONATING 2 HBCUS THOUGH. WOW. WHAT BOUT HAIR PRODUCT COMPANIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE INVEST SO MUCH IN.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    BabyBoy1603 makes my point… Why can’t the people we support, support us back?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/aliknox1/ aliknox1

    im glad that it did happen money is money and the fact that a beer company did it first i dont buy beer but im happy that the money people did spend some of it went to a good thing the bad some times come with the good

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ncruze/ Ncruze

    DAMN@Howard..that’s what im talking about.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ncruze/ Ncruze

    Some of u are retarded. How can someone find something negative to say about a contribution for good cause???

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