Bloomberg gives $600 million to Black medical schools’ endowments

Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and the billionaire founder of Bloomberg LP, will make the announcement Tuesday in New York at the annual convention of the National Medical Association, an organization that advocates for African American physicians. “This gift will empower new generations of Black doctors to create a healthier and more equitable future for our country,” Bloomberg said in a statement. Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared with white Americans, an Associated Press series

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