conic musicians, athletes and business leaders are heading to Atlanta next week for the inaugural HBCU AwareFest. The event, produced by the Student Freedom Initiative with Live Nation Urban, the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens, is a festival aiming to “address one of the most pressing challenges facing Black America, the student loan debt crisis, while celebrating the impact and legacy of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” according to event organizers. The average price of a year of public higher education is now $39,000, and it’s even higher for private schools, reaching an average of $52,000. The price has increased 200% between 2000
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