2024 EPEF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Daria Craddock
Daria craddock is the third recipient of the Ethel Payne Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Scholarship. She is a 2024 graduate of Richard Wright Public Charter School. Marianna is attending Virginia state University.
2024 EPEF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
MARIANELA RIVAS
Marianela Rivas is the Second recipient of the Ethel Payne Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Scholarship. She is a 2024 graduate of Banneker Academic High School. Marianna is attending Fordham University.
2023 EPEF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
Mariana Bermudez
Mariana Bermudez is the first recipient of the Ethel Payne Empowerment Foundation, Inc. Scholarship. She is a 2023 graduate of Calvin Coolidge High School’s Early College Academy. Ms. Bermudez graduated with a 4.45 GPA and earned an associate degree from Trinity University. Marianna is now a freshman at Northwestern University majoring in broadcast journalism.
In the beginning, unaccompanied minors were a group of children I would hear about on the news; after drafting my paper, unaccompanied minors became a part of who I was and what it meant for me to be a supporter of immigrant rights. It uncovered new aspects in me: the humanitarian aspect that wanted to bring change where many were not willing to contribute, and the activist aspect that realized how powerful its voice could be if it was brave enough to use it.