HBCU Students Express Gratitude For Ida B. Wells Textbook Fund
Students who were lucky recipients of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Textbook Fund have shown their thnaks to all of those who have contributed in a new video. The attendees of Howard and Morgan State University are now able to better focus on their studies with the pressure of buying books now alleviated through the fund.
The video was shared on Facebook through the Fund’s founder and coordinator, Dr. Stacey Patton, official account. Stating that she was “so touched” by the video, Patton shared how her initial belief that only one student was expressing gratitude turned into multiple recipients of the fund.
“I thought I was gonna click on this thank you video from ONE student who received money from the Ida B Wells Textbook Fund,” shared the educator.
“But no, he took his camera and went around campus and got thank you messages from other students who also benefited from your generosity. This touched my heart because I have only met one of these students face-to-face. So it is nice to put faces to their email requests and CashApp info.”
The students in the video shared their feelings of gratitude within the video, with the fund helping those across a wide range of majors.
“I want to take a moment to thank all the donors of the Ida B. Wells Fund who have helped many others like myself take time out of their day to focus on education rather than purchasing books,” shared Valery Jean-Jacques, a junior majoring in television and film at Howard University.
Another student, political science major Nikkya Taliaferro, expressed how the donors of the fund are helping students who are financially independent fund their academic journey,
“The Ida B. Wells Book scholarship has allowed me to buy all my textbooks for the semester, which has really been a help, especially as I independently financially support myself through college. So one less stress, and another opportunity to continue going through my college experience.”