Medgar Evers College and community benefit from Juneteenth funding

Image:  Medgar Evers College, the City University of New York system’s only predominantly Black institution, received the largest grant in its history this summer as the college and its surrounding community in central Brooklyn struggle to recover from the pandemic. The $20 million grant was provided by the office of New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio as a part of his Juneteenth Economic Justice Plan, a new initiative created after June 19 was made a federal holiday last month....