Surmounting the racial disparities in our society is a job for all of us, particularly the persistent generational wealth, health and family income disparities that hurt some communities far more than others as illustrated by U.S. census and other authoritative sources. Helping more outstanding students from these communities who want to make a difference to acquire a world-class education can reverse this trend directly while empowering them to be agents of constructive, intelligent change that benefits all Americans.
Jazzalyn Livingston is the National Program Director for the One America Movement and an alumnus of the University of California, San Diego, where she double majored in Psychology, B.S. and Public Health B.S. “As a former Black Alumni Scholar, I cannot express how much this program did for me during my times as an undergraduate at UCSD. Because of the scholarship, I was able to graduate debt-free and pursue grad school and employment with a national non-profit organization without financial worries.”