Women's History Month Spotlight: Thurgood Marshall College Fund Founder Dr. N. Joyce Payne Discusses Equity in Education and Corporate America - Seite 2

After completing her studies in education, Dr. Payne joined APLU, a research and advocacy organization representing more than 300 public universities. It was in this role that she found her calling to improve higher education resources and options for Black students. While visiting HBCUs, Dr. Payne observed wide disparities in resources for these schools and noted the lasting impact of unchallenged 19th century legislation that ratified segregation in higher education.

"Believing that our communities deserve the same quality of resources that other institutions had, I felt the need to address some of the inequities," she said. "But the lack of endowments at Black colleges had the greatest impact on my decision to explore ways to generate sustainable support. Activism has always been in my DNA. When I see a problem, I feel compelled to solve it. What's the value of human knowledge and experience, if you don't use it to improve the quality of life for those excluded from the mainstream of American society."

Dr. Payne gathered research into the buying and consumer power of Black communities and began to approach major corporations and companies with the data to challenge them to give back to Black communities, who contribute to their bottom line, by supporting HBCUs. There, the idea for TMCF was born.

Why did you start TMCF?

With some initial contributions secured by 1987, Dr. Payne had the backing to set up offices for her work and the momentum to secure naming support from Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. As the Court's first African American justice and a prominent civil rights leader, Justice Marshall could propel a major step forward with his name attached to the organization and her goals. She began to plan events to galvanize further contributions and incorporated the organization in 1990.

"We have been in the business of education since the creation of Cheyney University in 1837 (the oldest public HBCU in the United States). Students, faculty and administrators lose life and limbs in the struggle for equal education and civil rights. Those challenges come to mind when I think about the mission of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. We think it is especially important to not just produce students who have credentials, but to educate leaders who have a deep commitment and passion for making a difference in the world."

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