NCLBF relaunches weekend
From today's paper:
RALEIGH -- The N.C. Legislative Black Caucus Foundation will hold its relaunched Scholarship Weekend today and Saturday, a year after it was canceled because of questions surrounding the connection between legislators and fundraising."We just tried to get things reorganized," said Rep. Alma Adams, a Greensboro Democrat who leads the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus and its foundation.
About 400 people are expected to attend, organizers said, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California is expected to deliver a keynote address. The leaders of the state's 10 historically black colleges and universities are also invited to attend.
The black caucus is made up of the 28 African American legislators who are in the House or Senate. The foundation was established by that group in 1986 and has as its charitable purpose advancing education. The foundation has funded scholarships for students at hitsorically black schools.
The foundation's website is here.
Previous coverage can be found here, including my first story, post and linkage.