*Fantasia Barrino is speaking out about her decision to return to school to study business.
In a new interview with PEOPLE, Barrino, 38, said she enrolled at Central State University “to break generational curses.” The singer dropped out of high school as a teenager and earned a GED in 2010.
“I’m a businesswoman now and I desire to continue to sharpen my sword and better my craft,” Barrino said.
“I want to break generational curses. When it comes to my family, my girls, my children, I want to show them that no matter what she’s been through, you can always get back and go after it again, and that’s what I am doing,” the “American Idol” alum continued.
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Barrino said she wants to use her platform “to show people — men, women, Black, white, young, old — that if you have a dream, it doesn’t have to have a timeline.”
“It doesn’t have to look a certain way and, in fact, looks better when it has a bunch of bruises and scars because that means you fought for it.”
Fanny shared a clip on her Instagram page announcing her enrollment and she captioned it, “PSA: I AM OFFICIALLY ENROLLED AS A STUDENT @centralstate87!!! I want to thank everyone who was apart of making this happen for me and working with my busy schedule. Special thanks to my Sorors ???????????? @nataliemichelleturner @dbrown189 for connecting me with the amazing staff at Central State. Who knows… I may just show up to Homecoming in October!!!”
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