Meet the HBCU alums on the Biden-Harris campaign: by brianne_garrett
Staffers on the Biden-Harris campaign team represent HBCUs, including Howard University, Bowie State University, Texas Southern University, Tougaloo College, Spelman College, Florida A&M University and more.arahna Magwood never thought she would end up in politics. When she enrolled at Howard University in 2012, the graphic design major wanted to become a visual storyteller. Eight years later, she’s doing just that—as the deputy design director for the Biden-Harris 2020 campaign.
Kamala Harris takes the stage after being introduced by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as his running mate.arissa Smith, national women’s vote director and an alumna of Bowie State University, was on a call with Black Women for Biden the day Harris was announced as the vice-presidential nominee. “All of us were celebrating,” says Smith. “A lot of us on the call graduated from HBCUs.” Then someone said, “Let’s get to work.
“When people go to HBCUs, they see themselves in a lens of success,” says Trey Baker, director of African American engagement and an alumnus of Tougaloo College. “There’s a nurturing that happens at HBCUs, where you’re empowered in your Blackness and you’re empowered in your professionalism to go and really succeed in this world.”
“Having her on the ticket brings a great awareness to HBCUs, what they do for people of color and why they're necessary,” says Townsend-Holmes. “Not only is it important for the schools themselves to gain more funding, but for people to recognize that these schools produce greatness. We need to see ourselves in these spaces to become all we can be.”
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