Support educational and leadership opportunities by giving to Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation during #GIVEBIGKERN !
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A number of scholarships are open to graduating African American high school seniors who apply! Here is a listing:
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Thank you for joining us at the Community Donor Q&A tonight on our Facebook Page!
Click here to watch https://fb.watch/4hfyR2cnf1/
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There are about 7 days left to be a Community Donor and give a memorial scholarship for the 42nd Annual African American Graduation Awards Program. Join us TONIGHT on the Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation Facebook page for a LIVE Q&A about giving a scholarship.
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Your Community Donor scholarship can be in honor or memory of anyone. Let us know the criteria you want us to use and we will select the award recipient and send them 100% of the money upon verification of enrollment. Donations and info must be received by March 23.
Don’t forget to encourage Kern County African American high school seniors to apply TODAY. This is a great way to make an impact on our youth!
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Electrified by the rhetoric of Malcolm X, founding members Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale created an organization aimed at protecting the Black community from racism and violence. And thus, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in Oakland, Calif., in October of 1966.
While history tends to focus on the violence of this group, their influence was more in-depth. From social programs, to community outreach, there was a genuine interest in the practical advancement for African-Americans, while serving and protecting the community from police brutality.
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