The White House celebrated Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Thursday full of pomp and circumstance as students and alumni descended to Washington. D.C., to center HBCU excellence and pride.
The White House event, which drew about 100 guests, centered on essential policy issues impacting students and Black communities, including artificial intelligence, student loan debt, STEM, and the economy.
During a roundtable panel held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, celebrity guests and HBCU graduates actress Keisha Knight Pulliam, reality star Candiace Dillard Bassett, and actor and TV personality Terrence J discussed various policy issues.
The celebrities, all HBCU graduates, participated in a panel to share their personal experiences on HBCU campuses with students.
The day-long session was meant to empower HBCU students, giving them an understanding of how important they are in American society, particularly as they move into the workforce after graduation. The students’ HBCU pride was on full display as they sported their school paraphernalia and participated in a roll call to shout out their respective institutions. HBCUs represented included Spelman College, Morehouse College, Howard University, Tennessee State University, Delaware State University, South Carolina State University, Hampton University, and Lincoln University, among others.
Guests were also entertained, similar to what one would find on an HBCU campus, with a step show performed by some of the Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities from Morgan State University. The stomps of the steppers reverberated on the makeshift platforms in the space not far from the office of Vice President Kamala Harris.
TheGrio caught up with Terrance J, who said he was elated to see the White House “promoting our love for HBCUs.” He called the day’s festivities “an amazing experience.” The proud North Carolina A&T…
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