I wrote and published Black Excellence: 20 Stories about Rising from Ordinary to Extraordinary to educate, inspire, and inform through the examples of excellence in the Black community. One way that I've decided to expand that mission is to start the Black Excellence Scholarship, where we help fund scholars who demonstrate the qualities discussed in the book. I want the Black Excellence scholarship to be a source of relief and help some of our communities brightest access the education that will help them pursue excellence and make an impact in the community.