​Diablo Black Men’s Group contributes $2,000 to Las Positas scholarship fund

Members of the Diablo Black Men's Group presented Las Positas College President Dyrell Foster with a $2,000 check last week to go toward the President's Scholars Program, which seeks to alleviate financial barriers to attending college. 

DBMG is an organization that strives to "promote fellowship among Black men and to help African Americans and other minorities in the Diablo Valley actualize full citizenship, including liberty, education, good health, social equality and economic vitality," according to its mission statement.

The LPC President’s Scholars Program is a need-based initiative that aims to promote equity by providing financial support to outstanding scholars attending the Livermore-based community college. The program includes a full scholarship that covers tuition, fees, parking and textbooks for two years.  

Education is one of the priorities of DBMG, which has a scholarship program of its own geared toward Black male high school students in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.

Through fundraising events and collecting donations, DBMG has been able to provide scholarships to a number of students for more than a decade and due to a particularly good fundraising year, they were able to expand their support and contribute to LPC's program for college students.

More information about the LPC President's Scholars Program is available here.

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