Serena Williams and Michael B. Jordan to give aspiring entrepreneurs from HBCUs a chance to win up to $1 million

Serena Williams and Michael B. Jordan to give aspiring entrepreneurs from HBCUs a chance to win up to $1 million

Serena Williams and Michael B. Jordan

Serena Williams is an absolute superstar of the game. The American tennis star has been off the field for a while now but has kept herself engrossed in different activities. Regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, Serena is involved in a lot of charity work as well.

Appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF quite a while back, Serena has contributed a lot in order to provide healthcare and education facilities in African countries. This time around, the champion player has teamed with Hollywood Hunk Michael B. Jordan in order to give a life-changing opportunity to the students and alumni from HBCUs.

‘A golden opportunity’: Students and Alumni from HBCUs stand a chance to win $1 million

Serena Williams
Serena Williams

HBCUs, which stands for Historically black colleges and universities, were established to serve the educational needs of black Americans as they were denied admissions in top schools and colleges for a long time. In order to give the much-needed push to the students from these schools and colleges, Serena has teamed up with Michael B. Jordan.

The two superstars will provide aspiring entrepreneurs who are students or alumni of HBCUs a chance to win up to $1 million. Through an endowment from Jordan’s firm Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, Serena Ventures, and MaC Venture Capital, participants must submit an inventive business proposal in order to be considered for the grand prize.

Alison Stillman, a general partner at Serena Ventures, according to a report by Revolt, claimed, “HBCUs are an integral part of our educational ecosystem and have long been centers of entrepreneurial excellence. We are thrilled to be partnering with Michael B. Jordan and MaC Ventures on highlighting the brilliant student and alumni founders.”

After all the entries are carefully evaluated, Jordan and Serena will announce the winners of the competition on October 18th. This indeed will push the ignited minds in the HBCUs to utilize their potential to the fullest.

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