The United Negro College Fund presents its annual UNCF An Evening of Stars, a celebrity-packed evening of entertainment that raises money and awareness for minority higher education. UNCF has partnered with leading artists and their personal foundations to deliver on UNCF’s motto: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but a wonderful thing to invest in.”
This year’s show highlights 20 students and presents more than $500,000 to students attending historically black colleges and universities. Over its 36-year history, UNCF An Evening of Stars has raised more than $200 million that has helped hundreds of thousands of students attend and graduate college.
UNCF An Evening of Stars will air on WTVC NewsChannel 9 on Saturday at 9 p.m. For the third consecutive year, Anthony Anderson (Star of ABC’s Black-ish) serves as the show’s host.
Superstars all deliver performances, including Yolanda Adams, Toni Braxton, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Estelle featuring Jussie Smollett, K. Michelle, Kem and Morris Day and The Time. Anderson will present scholarships to four students attending HBCUs, and partners with R&B singer Ronnie DeVoe to pay off an HBCU graduate’s student loan. It will also feature Rapper Big Sean, who performs with the Miles College Choir, and makes a special presentation. Country singing sensation Mickey Guyton also performs on the show.
Learn more about UNCF An Evening of Stars at www.uncf.org/aeos. To support education through UNCF, text UNCF to 50555, Call 1-800-332-8623 or go to UNCF.org.