Jeff Bezos Gives Dolly Parton $100 Million Prize

 American country singer Dolly Parton received the $100 million Courage and Grace Award from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Bezos' friend Lauren Sanchez posted a post saying, "Jeff and I are very proud to announce that we have a new winner of the Bezos Award for Courage and Civility - a woman who gives with all her heart and is driven by love and compassion in every aspect of her work." COVID-19 pandemic with $1 million for vaccine research efforts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She also established a scholarship in her home state of Tennessee that provides $15,000 for recipients to complete their higher education.