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Since I was 11, I dreamed of attending a historically Black college or university.That dream started at Morgan State University in Baltimore, where I spent two weeks each summer in a program focused on leadership and academics.For a preteen growing up in Baltimore City, Morgan felt like another world. I…

Before launching The Savvy Couple in 2016, Kelan Kline had reached a breaking point.He and his wife, Brittany, had recently married, bought a starter home, and begun paying down roughly $40,000 in student loans. Brittany was an elementary school teacher, while Kelan worked as a jail deputy.The couple, who grew…

When I was growing up, my mom told me that education is never wasted. I was fortunate to grow up in a household where college was on the table.Having graduated from high school one year early, I started my associate degree shortly after my 17th birthday. For two years, I…