ENTERGY IS INVESTING $20 MILLION IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, ALL TO BENEFIT HBCUS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA OF LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS AND TEXAS. AS WDSU ANCHOR GINA SWANSON EXPLAINS, THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, UPGRADES TO CAMPUS FACILITIES, AND SO MUCH MORE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIPS. I MEAN, WE’RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS MONEY COULD HELP IMPACT THE HBCU SCHOOLS AND OUR SERVICE TERRITORY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, CREATE A WORKFORCE THAT CAN HELP, YOU KNOW, FEED THE NEEDS OF OUR COMPANY, INCLUDING ENGINEERS, LAWYERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND HR. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A PIPELINE FROM UNIVERSITIES TO GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. AND THEY’VE ALREADY LAUNCHED AN INVESTMENT CLUB TEACHING HBCU STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE BASICS OF INVESTING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE THE WEALTH GAP. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW IS HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR FINANCES IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS YOU THAT ALLOW YOU TO REALLY ADVANCE IN A WAY THAT THAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF POVERTY? ALL OF THIS, AS MANY BIG COMPANIES ARE WALKING BACK THEIR DEI PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES. ENTERGY IS DOUBLING DOWN ON THE POWER OF PROSPERITY. IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT BECAUSE A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO THEY STAND RIGHT NOW? UM, WE ARE AN ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY, AND EVERY CITIZEN OF NEW ORLEANS, EVERY CITIZEN OF ANY OF THE PLACES WHERE WE SERVE, THEY ARE OU