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REV. BRANDON F. Alabama A&M University   “Success only works if you do. Continue to strive and go after your dreams. Congratulations to the fellow class of 2021. Best of luck in all of your future endeavors.” BACK TO ALUMNI

MACKENZIE F. Elizabethtown College   “Congratulations to all fellow 2021 graduates! It has been an extremely tough year for us all, but we persevered and received our degrees. […] | [wish] each and everyone the best in your lives, personally and professionally.” BACK TO ALUMNI

TIFFANY P. Xavier University of Louisiana   “I encourage each of you to pursue your own dreams andknow that the sky’s the limit. I am a first-generation collegegraduate that accepted a job offer at a Fortune 500Company out of college.” BACK TO ALUMNI

Anthony B. California Baptist University, 2018B.A. Criminal Justice “I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship from the Shawn Carter Foundation and the support provided by the foundation made a significant impact on my ability to focus on my studies. I am not sure that I can accurately express the gratitude I feel. The selfless […]

Anthony T. University at Albany, 2018B.S. Economics (Minor in Business Administration)   “Being a SCF scholar has helped me tremendously throughout my college experience. The college tour I attended in high school helped me see how college life would be and how I should adapt to the conditions that college comes with. SCF also helped […]

Craig P. Hobart & Williams Smith Colleges, 2018Bachelors in Psychology (Minor in American Studies) “Being a SCF scholar has helped greatly financially being that I come from a single parent household and the cost of college has been rapidly rising every year. The SCF has also offered many opportunities for networking and even a chance […]

Tenisha J. Savannah State University, 2017B.A in Mass Communications   “There’s a moment in your life where you realize growing up in poverty may hinder you from accomplishing your dreams. It’s until you look around your community, your state and your country that you realize there’s people/organizations who care about you. They’ve never met you, […]

TRONA C. Russell Sage College, 2018Bachelors in Mathematics (Minor in Sociology)   “The SCF played such a huge role in my path to college. Prior to graduating high school I applied to college and had no idea if I would be able to go. I spend my entire week while on the SCF bus tour […]

KALIAH K. North Carolina Central University, 2017BA, Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement concentration)    “Coming from a single-parent household with few resources, earning a higher education is a privileged opportunity that very few of us are blessed to have. So thank you Shawn Carter Foundation and my alma mater for recognizing my mind’s worth and investing […]