Although I have not attended the charter day convocation, I have listened to Phylicia Rashad's speech to Howard University on Howard's website. On March 13th she was presented a humanitarian award for her contribution to the arts. The birth of Howard University was also recognized on that day. Before she gladly accepted the award, she left the people of Howard University some inspirational advice and stories of her personal life. I enjoyed her speech because it sound like it really came from the heart and as a HU student like she once was, her stories was something that I could relate to. One important piece of advice that she left off with was, “Dare to recognize, to acknowledge and to honor the greatness in others, especially those with whom you disagree, and you will discover something marvelous about yourselves." This statement means to me that basically, if as peers we help and look out for eah other instead of just ourselves, than we can build a better place or a "new" as in the words of Phylicia Rashad.
I too was unable to attend the convocation. However I will try and find her speech on Howard's website, I did not know it was posted there. I like the advice she gave us and I think it is very prevalent to follow it especially in the world today.
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