Billionaire philanthropist and Jeff Bezos's ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, has donated $80 million to Howard University, making it one of the largest single donations to a college with an African-American history.

This historic investment aims to strengthen the institution's infrastructure, while contributing to diversity and equity causes. This is, however, not the first time that Scott, the ex-wife of the Amazon founder , has donated to the university.

MacKenzie Scott's biggest donations so far

— Howard University: Scott had previously donated $40 million to the university in 2020 and another $12 million in 2023. With her latest donation, Scott's total donation to Howard now stands at $132 million.

— Alabama State University (ASU): The billionaire philanthropist also donated a record

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