When veteran educator Dr. N. Joyce Payne handed the reins of the organization she founded, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, to entertainment lawyer and board member Johnny Taylor, Taylor began pursuing a remake of the prestigious group that has turned it on its head in just a matter of months. Today, with just more than a year of leading the organization under his belt, the changes put in place by Taylor have essentially overhauled the fund launched by Payne in 1987. In this article, the author discusses how Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor seeks new partnerships and avenues of support for public HBCUs.