DEAREST DONOR,

Thank you for your generous donation in support of our life-changing charitable work that fills historical knowledge of self and wealth gaps hindering the global Black community from actualizing its full potential. Every year, we strive to grow our reach and make more impact through strategic partnerships and programming that reflects the needs of the young people we serve. Your support facilitates our ability to reach these objectives by providing us with the resources necessary to invest in the right team and technology to ensure the ambitious Black college students and recent graduates we serve gain the mindset, skills, resources and support necessary to reach their full potential so they can become agents of change for their community.

Thanks to your support and the support of altruistic donors like you, in 2023, we grew our reach by leaps and bounds—reaching nearly 1,000 beneficiaries—through unique collaborations with Educational Opportunity Fund departments across the US, Canadian business support organizations, and our inaugural Black Economic Empowerment Ambassador in Nigeria.

Such support enables our impact to remain consistent. This consistency is fully embodied in 2023 flagship program alum Nazira’s end-of-program testimonial, “I love so much about the program that it is hard to only pick one thing. I loved orientation, where we had the opportunity to learn so much about Black history and the importance of it so we understand why we are here. I loved our weekly seminars with guest speakers that provided much inspiration. I loved having the ability to create our own business concepts.”

Stories like Nazira’s abound, pointing to the need for our unique identity-based programming that cuts across the diversity of our community in ways that highlight our global needs and the potential for a more collective future. 2022 flagship program alum, Abubakar from Nigeria illustrates this beautifully, “The program changed my life in many ways . . . I learned that when we come together we can do a lot . . . This program made me realize that we have what it takes to go a very, very far . . . we have the capacity.”

Thank you for supporting our trailblazing work and being part of what makes it possible for us to continue making an impact. We remain committed to providing you with regular updates through our donor newsletters and direct communications.

For more impact stories, check out the Impact page on our website!

MLK Alumni Day

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MLK Alumni Day