Black Health and Wealth Fund
The Black Health and Wealth Fund is an organization established in 2020 by Paul Popo-Ola and a group of friends to provide university entrance scholarships to grade 12 students.[1]
As of December 2021, the fund has raised over $40,000 for 12 scholarships and provides mentorship in areas such as financial literacy and public speaking. The fund was created in response to the murder of George Floyd and other attacks against Black people.[1]
The name appears in the Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight profile of Paul Popo-Ola.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Resisting Racism", Lakehead University Alumni Spotlight, 21 December 2021 (archived copy; original page).