A Black couple gifted Howard University with a $5 million donation earlier this week. Eddie and Sylvia Brown, who both graduated from the university in the '60s, sent the donation to support the school's Graduation Retention Access to Continued Excellence (GRACE) grant which is typically awarded to students with financial hardships. According to the school's press release, the gift marks the largest alumni donation in the school's 154-year history. “We are extremely grateful to Eddie and Sylvia for making this historic gift to Howard University,” Howard University President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, said. “The GRACE Grant has helped to eliminate financial barriers to education for Howard students, and I am thrilled that the Browns were inspired to commit such a generous gift to this important fund. My hope is that students will be inspired by their story and generosity and that others in our alumni community will consider the many ways they, too, can impact current and future...