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6 Jan

Funds Forced This Bicyclist To Withdraw From College, Now

Funds Forced This Bicyclist To Withdraw From College, Now
GoFundMe Heroes: Meet Hassan/Kyna Uwaeme For Hassan Abdus-Sabur attending Howard University was a dream come true. But he never imagined that staying would prove to be so difficult or that he wouldn’t go on to graduate.  The Newark, Latest Jersey native says he spent two years on the well-known Washington D.C.-based HBCU studying elementary education before financial struggles forced him to depart the university and return home.  “That place [Howard University] molded and shaped me in a way that, , no other place could have…having to depart was like such a bitter pill, , it was hard,” he tells ESSENCE.  On the time, Abdus-Sabur was a 19-year-old first-generation college student. Now, he’s 48 and says not having the ability to finish his 4 years...
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2 Sep

Crucial Budgeting Suggestions To Help Get Your Funds Back

Crucial Budgeting Suggestions To Help Get Your Funds Back
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