"I would be graduating at 26 years old with $362,000 worth of debt. When I saw that number, it was so large I did not know what to think of it…Fast forward 21 years later I have finally abolished all of my student debt as of 2019. When Shelley and Dwight first started this foundation there was no way I could not be a part of it. I want to launch 14 young African American men and women to start their careers without debt. That is the way to build wealth. You cannot start your life saddled with debt."