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Article: Ray Charles Donates Another $1 Million To Morehouse College.(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- October 8, 2001
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Legendary singer Ray Charles recently donated $1 million to Morehouse College in Atlanta, during a ceremony in which he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Charles has now donated a total of $2 million to the all-male school.
Earlier this year, Charles surprised the college with a check for $1 million during the school's annual "A Candle in the Dark" gala (JET, March 19). During that ceremony, Charles was awarded the prestigious Candle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arts and Entertainment.
Charles' generous donation will be used to build a performing arts center.
Morehouse is the nation's only historically Black, ...
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