{"id":733,"date":"2022-10-03T18:03:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T18:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csuitetempsite.com\/?page_id=733"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:00:15","slug":"about-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shawncartersf.com\/staging\/6266\/about-history\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT &#8211; OUR STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"733\" class=\"elementor elementor-733\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65eb771 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"65eb771\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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STORY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd68b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dd68b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF IMPACT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8761105\" data-id=\"8761105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd2a04e elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd2a04e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8442ed7\" data-id=\"8442ed7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c08f697 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c08f697\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6deeec\" data-id=\"f6deeec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d82136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d82136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"734\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/shawncartersf.com\/staging\/6266\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-12-at-7.44.15-PM-e1679010621562.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shawncartersf.com\/staging\/6266\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-12-at-7.44.15-PM-e1679010621562.png 734w, https:\/\/shawncartersf.com\/staging\/6266\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-12-at-7.44.15-PM-e1679010621562-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e41cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e41cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Shawn Carter Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/shawncartersf.com\/jay-z-bio\/\">co-founded by Shawn \u201cJAY-Z\u201d Carter<\/a> and his mother, Hon. Dr. Gloria Carter, has been committed to bridging the opportunity gap that exists across the education system for more than two decades.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We \ufb01rmly believe that nothing should prevent any individual from reaching their highest potential. Since its inception, The Foundation has provided college scholarships for young people who have talent and drive but due to mitigating circumstances, their grade point averages fall below the minimum to qualify for support at other foundations and institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The students who receive support from the Shawn Carter Foundation are high school and college-age students facing incredible difficulties that distract them from functioning in school. They represent an array of backgrounds: some come from single parent households and some are single parents themselves, some have grown in the foster care system or have faced homelessness, many are raising younger siblings or providing care for a family member with mental or physical health challenges, some have been victims of abuse, and the majority come from families that are simply trying to make ends meet due to poverty. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These circumstances should not prevent students who want to go to college, pursue their dreams, make a better life for themselves, and give back to their communities. It is the Shawn Carter Foundation\u2019s responsibility and honor to open the doors of education, travel, enlightenment and experiences to those that may never have thought it possible. Everyone possesses a genius level talent and The Shawn Carter Foundation\u2019s mission is to give a platform to achieve greatness.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ac7e1\" data-id=\"b9ac7e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9aa826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9aa826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">stay connected<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cea3d elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d04f9ee elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d04f9ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ed657\" data-id=\"f5ed657\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e412f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e412f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f4a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8f4a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carmin W.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c077f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c077f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Pennsylvania State University<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Ph.D. Student<br \/><\/span><b>University of New Orleans, 2020 <br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">MFA, Creative Writing Poetry<br \/><\/span><b>Howard University, 2018<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">BA, English <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca67f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca67f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"I was a young black overachieving student, who grew up in impoverished and under-resourced black communities and school systems my entire life\u2026 [In 2018] I graduated as a first-generation college student and became an alumna of Howard University. More than anything that SCF has provided me, I send thank yous to all the staff that has lifted me up in more ways than I can repay.\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005d45b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"005d45b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6ef036\" data-id=\"b6ef036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 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class=\"premium-testimonial-upper-quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg  class=\"premium-testimonial-quote\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"48\" height=\"37\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 37\"><path d=\"m37,37c6.07,0,11-4.93,11-11s-4.93-11-11-11c-.32,0-.63.02-.94.05.54-4.81,2.18-9.43,4.79-13.52.19-.31.2-.7.03-1.01-.18-.32-.51-.52-.88-.52h-2c-.27,0-.54.11-.73.31-5.14,5.41-11.27,14.26-11.27,25.69,0,6.07,4.93,10.99,11,11h0Zm-26,0c6.07,0,11-4.93,11-11s-4.93-11-11-11c-.32,0-.63.02-.94.05.54-4.81,2.18-9.43,4.79-13.52.19-.31.2-.7.03-1.01-.18-.32-.51-.52-.87-.52h-2c-.27,0-.54.11-.73.31C6.13,5.72,0,14.57,0,26c0,6.07,4.93,10.99,11,11h0Zm0,0\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-content-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe value of education is something that I have understood since a very young age. Neither of my parents had an opportunity to attend college and faced many struggles in their personal and professional lives because of this. My family has made many sacrifices to allow me to focus on my education throughout primary and secondary school. I now have an opportunity to become the first person in my family to attend college, though I\u2019m in need of financial assistance to realize what has been a long-term goal for me and a dream for my parents. As an SCF scholar, I will continue to apply the same diligence to my collegiate studies as I have to this point, making education and service to others my top priority.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pnk.582.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-02-at-10.58.00-AM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2022-05-02 at 10.58.00 AM\" class=\"premium-testimonial-person-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-testimonial-person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNia A.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-testimonial-job\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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I truly witnessed the benefit of receiving this scholarship this semester since my project dealt with full scale construction and I needed to buy wood in order to create models and bring forth ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pnk.582.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-15-at-12.41.50-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2022-09-15 at 12.41.50 PM\" class=\"premium-testimonial-person-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-testimonial-author-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"premium-testimonial-person-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDeron C.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 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