by Krystal Franklin
May 15, 2017
In an exclusive interview on TV One’s NewsOne Now with Roland Martin , Dr. Evelyn Bethune , the granddaughter of Bethune-Cookman University founder, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune shared her views about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivering the university’s commencement speech .
She revealed that she was initially shocked after learning about the university’s decision to bring in DeVos as the speaker:
“First of all, I thought I had stepped into bizarro world and that somebody was telling me a joke. And then I was highly insulted and my family was insulted. My grandson was graduating, so we were really really upset.”
One would think that a member of the family would be on the school’s board, but Dr. Bethune says that isn’t the case.
Watch a clip from Monday morning’s show below.
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HBCU Grads: Celebrity Edition
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1. Spike Lee - Morehouse College
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2. Lance Gross - Howard University
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3. Affion Crockett - Fayetteville State University
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4. Taraji P. Henson - Howard University
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5. 2 Chainz - Alabama State University
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6. Oprah - Tennessee State University
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7. Wendy Raquel Robinson - Howard University
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8. Erykah Badu - Grambling State University
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9. Kym Whitley - Fisk University
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10. Keshia Knight Pulliam - Spelman College
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11. K. Michelle - Florida A&M University
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12. Anika Noni Rose - Florida A&M University
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13. Ruben Studdard - Alabama A&M University
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14. Terrence J - North Carolina A&T University
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15. Will Packer - Florida A&M University
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16. Keenan Ivory Wayans - Tuskegee University
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17. David Banner - Southern University
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18. Eva Marcille - Clark Atlanta University
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19. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee University
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20. Garrett Morris - Dillard University
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21. Gladys Knight - Shaw University
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22. Esther Rolle - Spelman
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23. Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad - Howard University
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24. Randy Jackson - Southern University
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25. Emmanuel Lewis - Clark Atlanta University
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26. Samuel L. Jackson - Morehouse
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27. Wanda Sykes - Hampton University
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28. Kamala Harris - Howard University
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