How many times has the United Negro College Fund aired the commercial including the phrase: “A mind is a terrible thing to waste?” The world would be rich to equate the repetitions with dollar bills. This famous slogan was a means to promote higher education. Unfortunately, there are many people who do not fit the description of a college student due to poverty. An uneducated parent feels powerless in this society. A young teenage mother …showed first 75 words of 1509 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1509 total…to leave a legacy and provide encouragement to others who may have experienced the same misfortune as a small child. No longer struck down by poverty she pursuing a degree in mathematics. Now her potential accomplishments are endless. Had she ever received encouragement from her mother? No. Just imagine how much closer her dreams would have been if her parents had given encouragement. “Education remains the key to both economic and political empowerment.” Barbara Jordan, 1991.