By William A. Foster, IV
“History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.” – Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-education of the Negro
Last year, I said this was a marathon and not a sprint. However, at this moment a year later it does feel like we are picking up speed. Over the years there have been setbacks and bumps and ascending moments. Moments where I believed we were set to takeoff and moments where it felt like this was going to crash. It is truly amazing that 12 years in throughout everything, HBCU Money is still here and it is still strong.
There is nothing that I desire more than to see it expand, to see it be part of the fabric of representing the information of the HBCU nation and community. That we maybe empowered to shape our own narrative and that African America one days truly sees the value in our own institutions as others do. My goal is and continues to be that HBCU Money be part of the fabric of an ecosystem of HBCU Alumni Owned media that shows just how powerful we can truly be when we take ownership into our own hands.
As HBCU Money continues its path along with our sister blog HBCU Politics and more waiting in the weekends it will soon see the long transformation from caterpillar to butterfly – with a sting like a bee.
Keep your eyes on the horizon and know that the sunrise of our day is still upon us.
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