The critically acclaimed actor and New York Times best-selling author, Hill Harper worked tirelessly to advance the cause of change for his friend and former classmate, President-elect Barack Obama.
Now that the general election is over, Harper is embarking on a new campaign that will inspire minority youth to become financially fit and economically empowered.
Saturday, Harper visited Paul Quinn College in Dallas to talk money with local high school and college students. Paul Quinn College was the third official stop of a 14-city tour hosted by the United Negro College Fund, in partnership with the Wachovia Foundation and Harper’s Manifest Your Destiny Foundation entitled the “HBCU Empower Me Tour.”
Harper spoke with Diverse in an exclusive interview prior to his appearance at Paul Quinn.
“We have not developed a great deal of financial literacy within our communities and families,” Harper told Diverse. “Most young people think of money as an end result, rather than what it really is: a life tool.”
Money, like education, is only the vehicle, Harper explained, not the destination.
