Part 1 of 4: COVID 19 and the Future of Historically Black Colleges & Universities

GREENSBORO, NC – June 3, 2020 – For over 15 years, Bridget Chisholm and her team at North Carolina-based black-owned economic development firm, Building Wealth & Communities (BWC) Consulting, LLC has had first-hand experience with providing high-level financial solutions to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

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Part 2 of 4: White Philanthropy Needs More Imaginative Approach to Combat Systemic Racial Inequity

GREENSBORO, NC – July 3, 2020 – In this second installment of a four-part series, BWC Capital, a black-owned North Carolina-based economic development firm, addresses the impact of the white philanthropic sector’s donations on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and how the sector has continuously missed opportunities to make equitable contributions to help black institutions of learning regardless of their academic accolades, size or popularity. BWC offers recommendations and a call to action to ensure that future donations are aligned with the needs of students at every HBCU and not a select few.

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Part 3 of 4: Money Flows to Talent: Why HBCUs Must Fight to Attract More Top Ranked Black Student-Athletes

GREENSBORO, NC – August 20, 2020 – In this third installment of the BWC Capital’s series, the North Carolina-based black-owned economic development firm, with a history of working with black institutions of higher learning, discusses the significance of closing the economic gap between Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Historically White Institutions (HWIs) by leveraging athletic programs.

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