The Student Debt Crisis Contributes to the Racial Wealth Gap

A young Black man is seated at a desk with his head in his hand as he looks at a number of bills

In 2019, philanthropist and Entrepreneur, Robert F. Smith paid the student loan debts of the Morehouse Collegegraduating class. He surprised the class with the news during his commencement address at the college that year, and told the graduates to use this opportunity of graduating debt free to pay it forward and uplift their community. “We […]