June 20th 2023.
Last year, on June 26, 2022, Sean "Diddy" Combs announced that he would donate $1 million to Jackson State University while receiving his BET Lifetime Achievement Award. The entertainment mogul kept his word and recently made the donation.
During his acceptance speech, Combs also promised the same amount to Howard University, where he attended. He said, "Hold up, hold up, before I leave, I want to donate a million dollars to Howard University. Also, I'm going to drop another million dollars on Deion Sanders and Jackson State because we should play for us. Thank you, everyone, from the bottom of my heart. I love y'all! Peace!"
The announcement of his donation to Jackson State University was made by the university's interim president, Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony. She stated that Combs is giving an initial check of $332,000 this year, with the remaining two payments taking place in the next two years. She said, "P Diddy, as our students call him, and as we probably know him as Sean Combs, has released 1 million dollars to Jackson State for athletics. And we are very, very pleased about that. We will be receiving $332,000 by June 23 as a first installment, and we will get another installment in 2024 and another in 2025."
The donation to Jackson State University comes on the heels of Diddy filing a lawsuit against the company distributing his DeLeon tequila and Ciroc vodka brands. Combs claims that Diageo North America Inc. doesn't support Black-owned brands the same way it does brands that are not Black-owned. He is seeking billions in damages in a separate proceeding.
In response, Diddy has launched Diddy Direct for consumers and retailers to access his Ciroc and DeLeon brands. His recent donation to Jackson State University and his lawsuit against Diageo North America Inc. are only more proof of his commitment to uplifting the Black community.
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