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ASPiRE TV Adavances Its Education Outreach Partering With The White House Initiative On HBCUs
About the White House Initiative on HBCUs: In 1980, President Jimmy Carter established a federal program “…to overcome the effects of discriminatory treatment and to strengthen and expand the capacity of historically black colleges and universities to provide quality education.” In 1981, President Reagan established the White House Initiative on HBCUs, which expanded the previous program and set into motion a government-wide effort to strengthen the country’s HBCUs.
About The Billion Dollar Roundtable: The Billion Dollar Roundtable (BDR) was created in 2001 to recognize and celebrate corporations that achieved spending of at least US$1 billion with minority and woman-owned suppliers. The BDR promotes and shares best practices in supply chain diversity excellence through the production of white papers. In discussions, the members review common issues, opportunities and strategies. The BDR encourages corporate entities to continue growing their supplier diversity programs by increasing commitment and spending levels each year. The BDR inducts new members bi-annually.
