Students representing 47 HBCUs were invited to an exclusive White House news briefing last week with VP Harris.
D’Marius Jones, a student at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, stands at the podium during a White House news briefing for HBCU journalists.The next generation of Black journalists said a dream opportunity spending a day as a White House correspondent gave them the knowledge and motivation to become successful reporters and tackle news across America.
Students who attended in person and virtually questioned Harris and other White House officials about HBCU funding, policies put in place to ensure international students at Black colleges aren’t left behind and issues concerning their communities. The preparation that went into her question is what she believes will take her journalistic career to new heights down the road."I had to figure out how to present it," Qawiy said about the work she put into posing questions to high-ranking officials.It’s very important for us to get our voices heard,” said Qawiy, who took an interest in journalism because she enjoys getting information no one else has yet.
Keisha Lance Bottoms and Vice President Kamala Harris at a news briefing for HBCU student journalists at the White House.Harris and Bottoms graduated from HBCUs, Harris from Howard University and Bottoms from Florida A&M.
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