Thurgood Marshall College Fund president will speak at conference in Kigali
27 July 2024 - 2:23PM
Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)
President and CEO
Dr. Harry L.
Williams will speak at the
Aegis Trust
conference in Kigali, Rwanda on July 27. Dr. Williams
will discuss TMCF’s efforts to support college education for
descendants of slavery.
TMCF administers the scholarship
program created by the Descendants Truth
& Reconciliation Foundation, which awards up to
$10,000 per year to eligible students.
“It is an honor to share the story of our partnership with
Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation to administer aid
for higher education to the descendants of the 272 enslaved men,
women and children, known as the GU272, who
were sold to help pay off the debts of the institution,” Dr.
Williams said. “This story is a great example of how the process of
racial justice and healing can begin.”
Dr. Williams will be joined in Rwanda by international scholars,
educators, policy makers and more at the conference dedicated to
the art and science of peace, resilience and transformational
justice. This calendar year also marks 30 years since the genocide
against the Tutsi and the country’s emergence from
devastation.
The conference takes place July 25-28 and includes the launch
and ribbon cutting of the Isoko Peace Institute, sessions on
leadership development for peacemaking and justice, and a world
report on preventing genocide and mass atrocities.
The Aegis Trust is an organization
dedicated to preventing genocide and mass atrocities
worldwide.
About the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)
is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the
Black College Community. TMCF member schools include the publicly
supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
Historically Black Community Colleges, and Predominantly Black
Institutions, enrolling nearly 80% of all students attending Black
colleges and universities. Through scholarships, capacity building
and research initiatives, innovative programs, and strategic
partnerships, TMCF is a vital resource in the K-12 and higher
education space. The organization is also the source of top
employers seeking top talent for competitive internships and good
jobs. TMCF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization. For
more information about TMCF, visit www.tmcf.org.
Clara Ross Stamps
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund
240-931-0696
clara.stamps@tmcf.org