NEWS & EVENTS

NEWS

Jay-Z’s Foundation Transforms College Access Through Family Support

Bay visionary turns struggle and soul into art

Kerri-Ann Thomas: From Shawn Carter Foundation to Movement Schools

Rena Rose takes Shawn Carter Foundation to 876 NymaMinz

From Jamacia to Georgia: Local chef brings authentic island flavors to Marietta

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation Launches Empowering Financial Education Program At HBCUs

Jay-Z: Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit Is ‘More Than What I Deserved’

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation Raises $20 Million at 20th Anniversary Gala in New York

How Director Michael J. Payton Earned the Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship, then Turned Around and Interviewed JAY-Z

How Director Michael J. Payton Earned the Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship, Then Turned Around and Interviewed
JAY-Z

JAY-Z and Rihanna’s Foundations Each Donate $1 Million to Coronavirus Relief

JAY-Z Raises $6 Million at Shawn Carter Foundation Gala

The Shawn Carter Foundation Bus Tour Introduces New York Sri-State Area Kids to HBCUs and a Sense of Community

JAY-Z’s Mom, Gloria Carter, is Leading a Way to Help Empower Underserved Youth

JAY-Z and Jack Dorsey Gave $1000 in Bitcoin to Hundreds of Marcy Houses Residents

December 15, 2022

Ms. Gloria Carter receives the President’s Award from the NAACP Brooklyn Chapter.

May 23, 2021

Ms. Gloria Carter earns an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lincoln University.

September 11, 2020

The Shawn Carter Foundation receives the Joyce E. Smith Excellence in Education award from the National Association for College Admissions Counselors.

September 15, 2014

The Shawn Carter Foundation receives the Generation Study Abroad Award from they Institute for International Education

NEWS & EVENTS

NEWS

Jay-Z’s Foundation Transforms College Access Through Family Support

Bay visionary turns struggle and soul into art

Kerri-Ann Thomas: From Shawn Carter Foundation to Movement Schools

Rena Rose takes Shawn Carter Foundation to 876 NymaMinz

From Jamacia to Georgia: Local chef brings authentic island flavors to Marietta

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation Launches Empowering Financial Education Program At HBCUs

Jay-Z: Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit Is ‘More Than What I Deserved’

Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation Raises $20 Million at 20th Anniversary Gala in New York

How Director Michael J. Payton Earned the Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship, then Turned Around and Interviewed JAY-Z

JAY-Z and Rihanna’s Foundations Each Donate $1 Million to Coronavirus Relief

JAY-Z Raises $6 Million at Shawn Carter Foundation Gala

The Shawn Carter Foundation Bus Tour Introduces New York Sri-State Area Kids to HBCUs and a Sense of Community

JAY-Z’s Mom, Gloria Carter, is Leading a Way to Help Empower Underserved Youth

JAY-Z and Jack Dorsey Gave $1000 in Bitcoin to Hundreds of Marcy Houses Residents

Ms. Gloria Carter receives the President’s Award from the NAACP Brooklyn Chapter.

Ms. Gloria Carter earns an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Lincoln University.

The Shawn Carter Foundation receives the Joyce E. Smith Excellence in Education award from the National Association for College Admissions Counselors.

The Shawn Carter Foundation receives the Generation Study Abroad Award from they Institute for International Education

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