Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young Teams Up With McGraw Hill for New HBCU Scholarship Program
HBCU graduates have 19% higher student loan debt than those at non-HBCUs. See what Andrew Young is doing about it....
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Pharrell Clears Student Loan Debt for Five Young Black NAACP Leaders
The surprise left the young leaders speechless during an NAACP panel surrounding the Black student debt crisis at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington D.C....
Activism Group Clears $1.7M in Student Debt for Graduating Class of Nearly 500 All-Women HBCU
On Friday, the United Negro College Fund revealed the generous gift to 462 lucky graduates in the class of 2022...
Woman Pays Off Her Husband’s Student Loans For Christmas
A social influencer had the pleasure of becoming a stay-at-home mom thanks to her husband. So she returned the favor by paying off his student...
Black Student Loan Borrowers Liken Debt to ‘Jim Crow,’ Wants Policymakers To Step Up
When it comes to student loan debt, hundreds of Black borrowers equate the money owed to "Jim Crow" as it makes racial inequality more intense....
Black Nonprofit Gifts Minneapolis Teacher, Thetis White, With $50,000 To Pay Off Student Loans
"It's a great thing that they did. I know that he deserves it very much," one of Thetis' students said....
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Urges President Biden to Erase $50,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt
Biden has the authority to cancel student loan debt under the Higher Education Act...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden ‘Needs’ To Be Pushed On Erasing $50,000 In Student Loan Debt
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continued her push to persuade President Joe Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt....
Betsy DeVos: “Free College Is A Socialist Takeover Of Higher Education”
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called free college "a Socialist Takeover Of Higher Education," at a Federal Student Aid virtual conference Tuesday...
Teri Ijeoma Teaches Her Students How to Pay Off Their Debt With Stocks
Teri Ijeoma has taught over 4,000 students how to pay off their debt and attain financial freedom by trading stocks through her Trade and Travel...