“Building A Better Tomorrow For Our Youth”
Tavis Smiley, host of The Tavis Smiley Show and correspondent/ contributor on ABC’s Prime Time Thursday, Good Morning America, CNN, and the ABC Radio Network, established the Tavis Smiley Foundation in 1999 to encourage, empower and enlighten black youth.

“A Couple’s Approach To Charitable Giving”
Ms. Fields and Mr. Langhum are a married couple that are committed to using their personal finances for philanthropic causes. Ms. Fields, editor-at-large for Black Issues in Higher Education, began her philanthropic activities as a child. As president of Langhum Mitchell Communications, Mr. Langhum encourages employees’ interests in community service activities by occasionally allowing them to donate a few hours of time during the work week.

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“The Power Of Endowment Funds”
Ms. Burrell recognized the power of an endowment fund when she became involved in the creation of an endowed professorship for an African American professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School as a student.

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“Community-Based Philanthropy”
For over 25 years, Dr. Randolph has worked in the fields of pediatrics, public health, and community medicine. While completing her residency in pediatrics at Harlem Hospital, she organized other residents to provide health services for a day care center in the community. Establishing The Fund for Greater Harlem (a Twenty-First Century Foundation fund) is an outgrowth of Dr. Randdolph's goal to address issues she felt powerless to confront as a doctor-in-training.

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