Working toward a master s degree in community counseling, Pierce is also involved in the Arkansas Counseling Association, is a mentor in an HSU program, is Zeta Phi Beta s on-campus advisor and hall director at the International Student Center. Pierce believes it is important to know that I have a history other than slavery.
Black history goes on every day.
It is a benefit to young children who have heard the white man has kept me down. Pierce cited her mother as her number one role model. Raising eight siblings, Pierce said that her mother has persevered through tough times. Through her perseverance, her mother instilled in her the desire to overcome. With a goal of becoming a licensed professional counselor, Pierce said she wants to have an impact on children of all races.