Today we are thrilled to announce our partnership with @BennettCollege, a historically Black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, NC. Founded in 1873, Bennett Belles have an amazing history in education and activism.
This week, almost 500 former students will be getting letters in the mail telling them the debts they owed directly to the school are erased via our sister initiative, the Rolling Jubilee. Why did we do this?
As we say in the letter, we understand this has been a tough few years and we want to lift a weight off people’s shoulders. Cancelling this debt means people can get their transcripts, diplomas and move on with their lives. Bennett administrators agreed this debt needs to go.
Bennett does its best to help students succeed, but debt still weighs them down. This is because of misogynoir, structural racism and sexism. Black women are the most burdened by student debt, owing 22% more than white women on average.
We wish we could abolish EVERYONE’s debts. But we can’t. In fact, we shouldn’t have to do this at all. But you know who can? @POTUS.
Let’s #CancelStudentDebt now.
Let’s #CancelStudentDebt now.
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