Thurgood Marshall College Fund

Backhand produced this black tie-gala in New York City.

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is named for the U.S. Supreme Court’s first African-American Justice.

TMCF is the only national organization to provide scholarships, programmatic and capacity building support to the 47 public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and to date has awarded more than $200 million in such assistance to its students and member-schools. TMCF member-schools are a vital source of higher education for all students and more than 80% of all students enrolled in HBCUs attend TMCF member-schools.