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Roots and Wings: HBCU Dreams and Parental Support
The transformative power of educational opportunity takes center stage in this heartfelt exploration of parental pride, cultural connection, and academic excellence. As the Takesha A. Davis Scholarship Program enters its third round, we shift our focus to the remarkable parents supporting their HBCU-bound scholars.
From suburban Washington DC to rural communities across America, these families share the emotional complexity of sending their children to college. "She's my only one," confesses one mother with a blend of pride and hesitation, while another fulfills her late husband's wish that their daughter attend an HBCU. These parents aren't just sending their children to any institutions – they're entrusting them to historically Black colleges that will nurture both their academic growth and cultural identity.
The stories capture powerful themes of generational advancement, with first-generation college students breaking new ground while legacy families continue traditions. A Howard University alumna beams with pride as her daughter forges her own path at North Carolina Central University. Parents of scholars who grew up in predominantly white communities express excitement about their children finally experiencing educational environments "with others just like them," highlighting the unique cultural importance of HBCUs beyond academics.
Throughout these conversations runs an undercurrent of hope – hope for expanded horizons, deepened cultural connections, and futures bright with possibility. From future educators to aspiring business leaders, these scholars represent the promise of a generation poised to make profound contributions to their communities and the world.
Cast your vote for these exceptional scholars before September 5th and join us in celebrating not just their academic achievements, but the parents whose love, sacrifice, and wisdom have guided them to this pivotal moment in their journeys.
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Speaker 3:Hello, hello and welcome. Been watching this week and actually the last couple of weeks. You know that we are in round three of the Takesha A Davis Scholarship Program Now. We have met some of the most amazing scholars, but this week in round three, we actually get to meet the parents. I'm so excited because we have met some wonderful scholars, but these parents have come here and actually left, as the young people say, they didn't leave any crumbs. They came advocating for their kids, advocating for HBCUs, kicking off day three with a new family. So let's welcome them.
Speaker 4:Hi, welcome. How are you? Hey Hi? How are you? How are you, hi? I can't complain. How are you, hey Hi? How are you? Hi? My name is Margo, I can't complain.
Speaker 3:So there you go.
Speaker 4:Sorry, hi, my name is Shanita Stevens.
Speaker 5:And I'll be going to Clark Atlanta University Awesome awesome.
Speaker 4:Clark Atlanta University.
Speaker 3:Awesome, Awesome. So you guys are going to? When does school start?
Speaker 5:So school will be starting on the 12th.
Speaker 3:Oh wow. So you got a couple of days. You're down to almost a single digits. Are you ready? You ready to go to school you like? Very ready, very ready. Mom, you ready for her to go ready, and a little bit scared uh-oh, uh-oh why I'm not yes and no. She's my only one, so I'm not. I'm not ready, okay, yeah, that's fair but excited.
Speaker 4:I'm excited to you know, see what the future holds for her. Um so, of course, what is good.
Speaker 3:now I've, you know, the same or around the same questions to every parent that I've had on here for the last week. Now, in terms of her deciding to go to an HBCU, how did that process go for her this year From a parent's point of view?
Speaker 4:How did that process go? The process went great. Samaria has always, from the beginning she's always said that she knew that she wanted to attend an HBCU. So right away she was doing her research on the different HBCUs and what they have to offer and thinking about her future. When she's thinking about what colleges they do have and what they do have to offer and you know thinking about her future, you know when she's thinking about. You know what colleges they do have and what they do have to offer. You know we've attended a minute day orientation and it's all been going great, so we're really excited.
Speaker 3:Awesome, awesome. That is really, really cool. Now, one of the things and, like I told you before, I would be extremely proud because your scholar had made it from top 70 all the way down to top 20 right now, off the air, before we actually went live. You said that this is a distance.
Speaker 4:Now how far is this away from home? She will be about 10 hours away. About 10 hours away from home, yeah.
Speaker 3:Oh, wow, Now are you prepared for your baby being 10 hours away. You just can't get to her when you want to you're right.
Speaker 4:But you know what I can't get to get. I just can't get to her when I want you fast enough. But I'll be there in about 10 hours. But you know what? No, samaria going to Atlanta. You know Atlanta, atlanta is a city, right, but I think Samaria is very currently we live in the suburbs but she has family. We live close to Washington DC and she has family that's in the city. So she's very diverse when it comes to you know being so confident with her being gone so far away and you know her adjusting and adapting to those environments. But I'll be.
Speaker 3:I think that would be good, though, now from her going to Atlanta from where you currently are now. Do you feel that that will enhance her experience culturally, because you said you live in the suburbs, and how do you feel that will impact her culturally?
Speaker 4:Absolutely yeah, absolutely so again. And where Samaria attended high school and even middle school, it was predominantly uh, you know, probably predominantly white school and there wasn't always a lot of others that kind of look like her. Um, so I think, being in a city with a lot of others that look like her attending a college you know with, know with, you know others and you know women and females and males and you know other ones that look like her, I think it's going to be great and that's what I'm excited for is just, you know, her being able to be around people just like her and her being able to, you know, be herself and celebrate with others just like her know, be herself and celebrate with others, just like her.
Speaker 3:Now that's amazing Really. I truly admire that's one thing you know, because, like you know, I've talked to all 70, you know, talked to all the young people. But one of the things that stood out from Samaria's interviews is that she's a go-getter one, and then definitely, um, she's, she likes to be embraced in her culture. Is that something she got from her parents? Because I'm like, where did this come from, this drive this baby has? Did it come from her parents? Or like how she is?
Speaker 4:Yeah, so yeah, no, you're right, because that's exactly what Samaria is and I think that's why I think that's why I'm so excited is because I didn't have this opportunity, right, I didn't, I didn't attend college, you know, and then just being around others of her kind, and so she has other family members, she has aunties that she looks up to who also went to HBCUs, and Samaria is just so. She's so deep when it comes to her culture and, you know, being around you know others just like her, so she's had other influences and family. But, like I said, I didn't attend college and so I'm just excited that I'm able to go one. I'm actually going through this journey with her, this whole college experience with her, but the fact that she's able to see and be around others, see other successful adults and, you know, mentors, it's also going to be exciting mentors is also going to be exciting.
Speaker 3:Oh, wow. So I I really admire that and you know. Thank you for your transparency. So, in other words, samaria is a first gen to be a first gen scholar.
Speaker 4:She is.
Speaker 3:That's a big deal. So that's I'm excited.
Speaker 4:But, it's also you know it's also excited about everything. I've been excited from the beginning.
Speaker 3:Yay. No, I am too, and I'm probably one of their. Well, I got to say second biggest cheerleader because you know the parents have came on here, like today, you have on the CAU, you're not playing, I'm just saying but um somebody tell you where that today.
Speaker 4:No, you're like yes, mom she sure did, and I was like I got a fresh new shirt on, I'm gonna put my shirt on. I already had it ready. Pop the tag, Lord no.
Speaker 3:I had a paranormal yesterday show and I got so tickled because I was being typically me. The young people know I'm silly, I get it, I have important acronyms, but I like to laugh. I get it, I have important acronyms, but you know I like to laugh and also, you know, like to hear or see how the young people will react to questions. I ask their parents. So I asked I'm gonna ask you this, but uh, I want you to think about your answer and then, after commercial I want you to give it. Uh, now, are you gonna go to homecoming? Don't answer now. Don't answer now, but are you going to go to homecoming? And you know. So you know, after the commercial you can answer Samaria's like no, she's not going, but after commercial we'll talk about it.
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Speaker 3:Welcome back. So you, you ready to answer this question, mom? All right, we're gonna see. I guess I see the side. I even seen the like she's not coming kind of attitude from samaria. Now I thought you was a sweetheart. Now you can't start switching up when I ask mom, is she going to homecoming? Mom, you're going to homecoming. That's, that's the one that I, that's the auc so what's the?
Speaker 4:what's the answer? No-transcript homecoming. But you know what, I, I think, after sitting back and reflecting, I, I, I probably won't attend and I will let samaria have this time to enjoy her first homecoming at her hbcu. And you know, and, and then I, like I said, I sat back and I, I, I did reflect and you know, this is samaria's moment and I, I, I will let her have that.
Speaker 3:Samaria's moment and I will let her have that. No, no, mom, I can meet you there, like I know people there. We got this, not just play you like she said.
Speaker 4:So my friend was like we can make it a girl's weekend. My other was like what, we can make it a girl's weekend. And you and I'm like because, look, I'm coming for this day and I'm coming for this weekend and so maybe I need to sit this one.
Speaker 3:I mean, but in all fairness, they do have parent weekend, in all fairness.
Speaker 4:They do and that's what my that's, that's what I said. I can go in November for, you know, family and friends weekend, so I won't be attending homecoming that is hilarious.
Speaker 3:I don't know what's wrong with these young people. I would be like mom, let's go come to homecoming. Why? Because that means you spending her money and not yours. But hey, that's just me thinking right, look, she had to think. Somebody said, hmm, let's see how that works.
Speaker 3:So I have now she's like well, maybe you brought the money ass back up see now you want to listen to what I said, but you already told her no. So Samaria, she's not coming, that's okay. You want to go, mom? I got you. Samaria, she's not coming, that's okay. You want to go, mom, I got you, we going to go. And we're not going to let her go Right, she can't even go.
Speaker 4:And we won't even tell her. And again, it's just also, and again, it's just also the like I said I didn't get this experience right. Also, the like I said I, I didn't get this experience right. So I want to give, I want to be able for my daughter to just, I'm excited, you know, I'm excited for this journey and I want to be a part of it full journey, and there will be some parts that I won't be a part of and you know, like Samaria has.
Speaker 3:So she's lucky she's a freshman. She's lucky it's her first year, because we was going to crash homecoming mom. I would have been like look, meet me here, I'm already in the city. Right, she is not liking this conversation. She's like, uh-uh.
Speaker 3:Well, I have truly, truly enjoyed she's like dr robinson, just stop see, you know I helped her, I encourage her and send her emails, and then she tell me to stop because I want mom to go to home. It's okay, are you gonna at least let your mom go to a game here? No, no games.
Speaker 5:Yes I would like to do a game or two or three.
Speaker 3:Okay, that's fair like yes I'll come to the games. The classic game right, yeah, don't be having.
Speaker 4:I don't want to game, right, yeah, don't be having. I don't want to, exactly, I need to go to. Uh, yeah, okay, I got you.
Speaker 3:She can't go to a classic oh, samaria, okay no, no, I'm gonna let her go to a classic, okay that's good. Yeah, like battle of the bands, classic, that type of stuff she can do that. We won't even sit with you. Oh yeah, that's a good one. We won't even sit with you, right, exactly, friends, oh you won't even there, you go right oh, my mercy.
Speaker 3:I don't know what I'm gonna do with this. I told you, this year's young people are off the chains. They, they, I don't know what to do with them. I'm gonna do with this. I told you, this year's young people are off the chains. They, they, I don't know what to do with them. I'm gonna miss them when the contest, the competition, is over, but I still call and track them so they can't get rid of me now. Uh, truly enjoyed this segment with you both. Now, as you know, it is a competition. They have submitted essays and the competition really is. Their votes and essays are combined score. Now, I don't know. I keep trying to send them out links and send them out things so they always know what place they're in. But why should people vote for Samaria? From a parent standpoint?
Speaker 4:Yeah, they should vote for Samaria for one. Just like you said, samaria is a go-getter, you know. If she knows that she wants something, she's going to go get it and she's not going to stop until she goes get it. She is dedicated. She is deeply rooted in wanting to be and attend an HBCU. She's very responsible. She is, you know, just all around a good person. She is attending Clark Atlanta University for elementary education and I think that's perfect for her. So Maria is very patient, very understanding, very kind. She's a very good, I would say she's a very good, I would say, role model. A lot look up to her and I just think that if she just has this opportunity and that just kind of helps her with her education, she's gonna make a difference in the world. And I just know that, just not because she's my daughter, but just also just the person that Samaria is.
Speaker 3:Also also, you know, get my like look done I done. Advocated for you girl. Now see she earned a homecoming trip just off.
Speaker 4:The answer now, exactly thank you, thank you so I really I really do you know with her wanting to, you know with her want. You know her majoring in elementary education and you know they say it starts at home. But also you know her being able to just give those fundamentals you know, have them, you know learn how to, you know say their name, write their name, or just her being able to just provide those fundamentals for the young students name, or just her being able to just provide those fundamentals for the young students and then just being a good you know, like I said, she's a great role model and just her positive attitude. I really do. I think she's really going to do big things in the world.
Speaker 3:Hey, you want to be a teacher? I did that. This is my 25th year in education, so I truly did I started with kinder. Okay, I started with kinder, and my god is all I could say. You teach kindergarten.
Speaker 4:You could teach anything, yeah, and it's just curious, uh, what do you prefer? Do you prefer early elementary or yes, uh, what? What do you prefer? Do you prefer early elementary, or do you like the?
Speaker 3:older. Well, if you are starting out um and you really want all the fundamentals of of the art of teaching, I would highly recommend teaching elementary um and then move to the older, because if you start with the older ones, they're more self-sufficient and it's not really you're using the skills that you went to school with, in a sense, right, I mean, that's just my opinion, not you know, other people may say different. I started and I taught kindergarten and this is gonna be real transparent. I don't have kids and young the smaller ones. I'm like, oh, y'all do too much. I don't want to be around y'all, you know.
Speaker 3:But when I talk kindergarten, it taught me a lot about myself. You know, you're gonna learn classroom management real quick when you teach kindergarten, you're gonna learn how to. You know pivot real quick, because you might have lesson a ready and you know kindergartners they are their own unique beings. You'll learn how to switch it up real fast. I mean you, it really gives you that sense of, really gives you that sense of. Okay, I'm in education, I signed up for this, I'm in charge of impressing these minds, but they're sponges when they're younger. So it's a lot of trial and error and it helps you grow as a professional Now, since I'm a little bit seasoned well, I've been out the classroom about a couple years too, because I'm admin now but I, if I had to go back in the classroom, it would definitely be the upper, because now it's like I don't have the energy to chase people around the classroom I don't have the energy.
Speaker 3:If you want me to go out to recess, if you know I just don't. But for any young person I would definitely say go into elementary. But I'll also say go into special education. Okay, Some you might want to open up and look at too, especially if you'd like to deal with unique situations as far as the learning environment, Okay.
Speaker 4:And I, you know, and I I think you know Samaria does have a plan. You know she eventually she wants to be a principal, you know, and run the school. But I think you've got to kind of what you said. You got to kind of start at the bottom, you know, get in there and you know, get in the classroom and work with young kids. So yeah, to get that exposure. So definitely.
Speaker 3:And then as the summers come up, you know, try to intern, a volunteer or, uh, work in either a learning environment over the summer so you can get that experience and you can have that. So I think the the gap when a lot of people graduate from college is they don't have the experience, but you got all the education in the world. Exactly, yeah, and how you pivot, that is okay, I'm gonna do this internship, I'm gonna dock these hours, or even if you're on campus and it may be an elementary school that you can volunteer at, that's near, you know, get those volunteer hours, it's experience. Go right here, just say it.
Speaker 4:So I do just want to say thank you, dr Robinson, for just giving us this opportunity, and you are also. You know you're also one of the reasons why you know I want Samaria to go to an HBCU so that she can see exactly mentors and positive Black women who are actually out here successful and, you know, making a change and making an impact. So I just want to say thank you to her because I feel like you are. You are a role model, you are a mentor, and so just wanted to say thank you oh you are.
Speaker 3:You are so welcome. Thank you for the compliment. I have truly, truly enjoyed your daughter as well as meeting you today. But if you are watching and you see scrolling across the bottom, or even if you are looking at this in the newsletter or on our Buzzfeed platform, you can actually vote for your favorite scholar Now. Voting closes September 5th and we will announce the winner. So you got time, but we need to be in the top top 10, like we need to at least be in top 10, because that way, out of that 10, we choose five based off of essays and total points. Okay, average that score together and from that we have our five people that will get their um, their stipend, so you know. And plus we're trying to get mom to homecoming anyway. So Okay, but thank you so much for joining us today.
Speaker 1:Did you want to say?
Speaker 3:anything. You don't see them putting the seeds up.
Speaker 5:They're ready.
Speaker 4:Only thing I gotta say is go Panthers. Oh Lord, we're so ATL already, so ATL.
Speaker 3:Oh God See, they gonna make me have to come up there on moving day. When it's moving day, I might just have to show up, because you're already gotta make sure you get in the door. Yes, so well, I am extremely proud of you. Um, thank you, mom, for letting us borrow your daughter and have her on all our social platforms during this period and, like I said, it's intense time. So please get out there. Vote for Samaria Clark, atlanta alum. I know you all personally, some of you support your young scholars. She's going into education. I wish I could vote or judge, but I can't Use the information scrolling across the bottom and vote for Samaria. I'm shocked she didn't put her C's up. I should ask her just for GP what school are we going to? Again, I told you.
Speaker 4:Clark Atlanta University.
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Speaker 3:Welcome back, welcome back. So we are here today and you know we are on round three my favorite favorite time of this contest and we actually are meeting parents. Now. I have a parent that's here with me right now and this is Amari's mom. I think Amari might join us later, but welcome mom. How are you?
Speaker 7:I'm sorry. Good, I'm doing good this evening.
Speaker 3:That's awesome, Awesome. Now are you?
Speaker 7:ready for.
Speaker 3:Amari to go to school now. Are you ready for Mari to go to school?
Speaker 7:yes and no uh, oh it's the yes so she can get you know an experience on further her education. But no, because this is my oldest, so this is my first heartbeat. So no, not ready just yet. Just hold on just a little, while, a little while.
Speaker 3:This is my first heartbeat. No, not ready just yet. Just hold on just a little while longer, a little while longer. Amari, she has siblings.
Speaker 7:Yes, she has a younger sister that is going into seventh grade. I have somebody else to occupy my time.
Speaker 3:Well, that little sister definitely going to miss Amari because she would always look up to her older siblings. Now, what about this process of Amari going to an HBCU? Was memorable for you, memorable for you.
Speaker 7:Well, her dad went to an HBCU. He went to UAPB in Pine Bluff, arkansas, and one of his desires before he left us was that he wanted her to attend HBCU. So he told me that she has three choices where his money will go to support her in school, and he said HBCU, hbcu and HBCU. So we didn't really have a choice to honor. So we are honoring his wishes and I think it was something, too, that she wanted to do as well.
Speaker 3:Awesome, awesome. Now, also throughout this process, we also asked parents how do you feel that the culture of the HBCU will impact your scholars?
Speaker 7:It will impact her a lot because of our surroundings where we are from we are from she wasn't allocated to be able to tap into her roots and being around people to understand and just some cultural things. So I think this is a good opportunity for her and I believe she'll meet a lot of friends. This is a good opportunity for her. I believe she'll meet a lot of friends and learn a lot of cultural stuff.
Speaker 3:She will come back different and I'm already preparing myself. I just have to ask Is she going to come back different?
Speaker 7:I believe she's going to come back different. She may have a little more rhythm to her when she comes back she'll come back teaching you all the line dancing that part right there teaching all the line dancing.
Speaker 3:I truly get it. I think the young people keep me updated when I'm around them, also because I'm like out of touch. But but as, where did you go again? Uh, she'll leave next week. She leaves next week now. How far is that from where you are now right now? It's seven and a half hours oh lord, so are you flying to drive?
Speaker 7:hours.
Speaker 3:Ooh Lord. So are you flying or driving? We're driving because we're moving her into the dorm. So a lot of stuff we can't put on the airplane. Okay, is Amari going? To help crying she's like yeah, yeah, all right. So, amari, being the artist, you don't set the tone right exactly got it.
Speaker 3:okay. Now I asked this to the last family that we had and I think it almost caused a family a family issue. But I just had to ask cause a family issue? But I just have to ask Cause Amari going to Tuskegee? See, you know, I think, yeah, she's going to Tuskegee, she gonna ball and parlay. Do you gonna let mom go to homecoming?
Speaker 5:Yeah, yeah cause homecoming.
Speaker 7:they seem fun, they seem energetic.
Speaker 3:That's our kind of scene. Remember this conversation when homecoming rolled around. Don't try to switch out.
Speaker 5:You already said mom Go.
Speaker 7:If not, I'll pop up.
Speaker 3:Hey, I'm there with you.
Speaker 7:I'm that pop-up mama song.
Speaker 3:Love it, I love it, I love it. Love it Because I would do the same. Um, now, as you know, amari has done wonderful throughout this whole entire competition and she's went from 70 all the way down to our top 20. You know where it's it's, you know it's either be top 10 and win something, or you know, or we just gonna help you throughout the year in other ways. Now, why should our listening audience vote for your child?
Speaker 7:Well for this. I think this is something that she's stepping out of her box and this is giving her a um, a stepping stone, and it's actually giving her some character. Um, and she, you know she's doing this on her own and that's showing, you know, some adultness, you know going on, and I think it's something that you know, it's something that she wants to do, she likes to do, she's keeping on top of it. So that, lets me know, is that she is, she's involved in it, and you know what she gains from it. You know it will be something that she was like I put myself into it, I did what I need to do, and then if she gets something, then you know it just gives that the icing on the cake.
Speaker 3:Awesome, awesome. So again, to our listening audience as well as people who are watching us virtually or watching us actually on the Daily Gospel Network, the information on how you can vote for any of our scholars is scrolling across the bottom and then, if you subscribe to our newsletter, the link is actually there, as well as their wonderful bios. Like we have done this for five years and we have never had this magnitude of wonderful scholars that just bring it every time they're on here. And now I see why because they're paying for bringing it too. So, um, so now, before we go, or before I let you go, because I'm going to be here a while, I have like a couple of parents to still talk to, and I first I want to thank you for allowing your scholars to participate, but what advice would you give a parent that is in your shoes, like they are? In a couple of weeks, we start our new class, so what would you tell them? What would you tell them?
Speaker 7:I would say much needed prayer, much needed prayer, much needed a stronger communication between the parent and the scholar because, even though they are going off, you know they're starting at their little age where they kind of feel like they grown, but they ain't grown, but you still have to bring them home. So, to keep that communication, because you know when they go off you don't want them to not call. Not, you know they have issues they don't feel like they can call home. So, you know, just keep that communication between between you and the scholar. Much prayer, let them know that prayer, you know, changes things. And keep that with you while you're off too, you know. And then, just, you know, enjoy the time that you have, make things intentional during the process, you know, like getting the stuff for the dorm rooms and schedules and summer school and all that. Everything is intentional and but let them know that you, you know, know you're right there with them awesome, awesome, awesome.
Speaker 3:I. I couldn't agree with you more. I am two years away from 50 and I still call both my parents every week and every night. Um, and it's, it's essential. They probably think you're bugging them and in their business now, but it's worth it. It's worth it.
Speaker 7:They'll look back on it later on.
Speaker 3:That part I do. My mom is texting me now. I had to text her like I'm doing the interview. I had to screenshot so she'd know that I'm actually really doing something. Thank you again. I will keep my fingers crossed. I will work. But thank you again, and I will keep my fingers crossed. I will pray. I will do everything, but keep us updated and have safe travels as you navigate to Skigi, and I might pop up and be like Amari. I'm here, amari. I'm here. I'm going to be like Amari. I'm here, amari.
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Speaker 3:Welcome back, welcome back. So look, it is actually round three. I think this is like day three as well. So I'm here with the. You know we have been all over pretty much the East Coast today. I think most of the families today have been from the East Coast. Now I'm going to let this family introduce themselves and then we're going to get into the questions with the parents.
Speaker 5:Hi, my name is Sinclair Dina Powell and I will be attending the North Carolina Central University, and this is my mother, marlena Powell, and she attended the Howard University. So we are an HBCU family coming to represent today.
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Speaker 5:Pride Amplified.
Speaker 8:And this is.
Speaker 5:H-U-U-K.
Speaker 3:You know, Okay, see she ready. She's from an HBCU family. Yes, yes, okay, see she ready.
Speaker 5:from hbcu family, yeah yes, yes and so you didn't want to follow the legacy at all no, I mean my parents were very supportive, like I was interested in howard, but my parents are very big on follow your own path, not their path. So like, go with, go to what's good for me and I. That's what I did.
Speaker 3:Okay, now. Now, mom, I gotta ask Okay, this process being that you know she comes from an HBCU family, how challenging was this process for you? That like to get to where you are now is? She's about to be on campus in a couple of weeks.
Speaker 8:Honestly, I'm so excited for her. Like everyone keeps asking how are you feeling? Are you sad, are you, you know, are you going to cry? And I honestly don't have the sadness feeling. We did. We visited, you know, know, howard University and North Carolina Central University were the two HBCUs they were the two HBCUs, the only two HBCUs that she was considering. Um, north Carolina Central has such a storied jazz program, um, as does Howard, but we visited both of them and the North Carolina Central University was just like A plus and I kind of knew then that this was going to be her home, even before I think she knew or even decided.
Speaker 3:I'm so excited for her to be going there because I could see how well she fit into the community when we visited. Okay, okay, yeah, if I'll just edit that part out, it froze a little bit. For the most part I um, I got what you had said, but you can repeat it if you need to, because I'll just, I'll just edit it.
