After graduating from Spelman College in 2018 with a degree in voice, I moved back home to Michigan and quickly realized there were not nearly as many opportunities for black people to perform classically, nor were there examples of black women who were classically trained. In 2021, 656 degrees were rewarded nationwide for voice and opera, 5.03% of those awards were rewarded to black people and 2.42% of those were awarded to black women. I believe that percentage would increase exponentially if black women knew this degree would be beneficial for them, and if they could receive funding for said degree.