Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire and former New York City mayor, is giving $600 million to the country’s four historically Black medical schools, which account for a significant percentage of all medical degrees awarded to Black doctors.
Through his charitable organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mr. Bloomberg is giving $175 million each to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and Howard University College of Medicine in Washington. These donations are believed to be the largest ever to any single H.B.C.U., surpassing the $100 million gift that Spelman College in Atlanta announced in January.
The foundation is also giving $75 million to Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles and an additional $5 million to help start a new medical school at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.
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