The United Negro College Fund on Friday announced a $25 million grant from the Koch brothers, the much-maligned libertarian philanthropists that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has denounced as "un-American."
The Associated Press reports:
The UNCF, known for its iconic motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste," is seven decades old and supports historically black colleges and universities and provides scholarships.
From the donation, $18.5 million will go toward nearly 3,000 merit-based scholarships to African-American undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students, and $6.5 million will go toward general support for historically black colleges and universities and the UNCF.
AP's economy editor made sure to point out how "unexpected" this was:
Unexpected donation of the day. Koch bros. giving $25mln to the United Negro College Fund. http://t.co/zLKGJg0Kee
— Tomoko A. Hosaka (@TomokoHosaka) June 6, 2014
Meanwhile, irate liberals took to Twitter to denounce the UNCF donation, just as they protested a New York City hospital for taking a $100 million donation from David Koch. It is not immediately clear why these people hate the idea of providing scholarships to African-American students.
@AP Cock Bros. making donations? Unbelievable.
— PBJTweets (@PBJTweets) June 6, 2014
@AP @UNCF please don't take Koch tainted money. Please!
— M Hearn (@Marhearn) June 6, 2014
@AP Sorry boys, you cant buy slaves anymore
— ShadowBass (@ShadowBass1) June 6, 2014
Donald Sterling school of philanthropy RT @AP: Koch Industries to donate $25 million to United Negro College Fund: http://t.co/DgOyxPu1ZH
— The BC (@bravestcoward) June 6, 2014
@RBPundit @AP The Kochs dont do anything without a motive and its not to help black kids, you ignorant fuck
— ShadowBass (@ShadowBass1) June 6, 2014
@AndrewKroll OOOOOOOOOOOO!!! that's like me, a SS reciepient giving the TEELIBAN maggot REPUGS $5 !! To buy a few black votes MAGNAMINMOUS!
— Frank McMahon (@Fjminmt) June 6, 2014
The Koch Brothers are probably some of my least favorite people ever. -___- There has to be an underlying reason for that donation.
— Tae 🙂 (@Aye_Yo_Tae) June 6, 2014
@washingtonpost Shame SHAME that's Pocket Change to them !! #KochBros
— Michelle (@DownintheRioGra) June 6, 2014
@washingtonpost First step to reinstitution of slavery? Everything else they have been doing is turning back the clock to the 18th century
— Ted Wade (@ted_wade) June 6, 2014
And yet, the Koch empire grows stronger by the day.
