Samuel L. Jackson And Wife Latanya Make Largest Alumni Donation To Spelman College

Samuel Jackson and His wife are giving back to their college they attended. both proud alumni of Atlanta University Center, Jackson, Morehouse class of ’72, and Richardson Jackson, Spelman class of ’74 have gifted the all-female college $5 million.

The money is going towards renovations for the performing arts center.  According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the acting duo’s contribution is the largest donation from alumni in the school’s 140-year history.

“Renovation talk has been going on since I arrived at Spelman over seven and a half years ago,” said chair of the Theater and Performance Department Aku Kadogo in a press release. “You don’t really believe it until you see it, so I’m excited that this is happening.”