Taraji P. Hanson was one of those appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
NBA star Chris Paul has also been named a board member.
According to the White House, council members are working to “increase the ability of HBCUs to provide higher quality education for their students and continue to create opportunities.” Biden announced last year that the HBCU initiative would be resumed.
Biden appointed Tony Allen and Glenda Glover as chairman and vice chairman of the board and in February appointed Dietra Trent as chief executive officer.
The candidates for the board are: Makola M. Abdullah, Javaune Adams-Gaston, Paige Blake, Thasunda Brown Duckett, Willie A. Deese, Patrick Cokley, Monica Goldson, Brett J. Hart, Beverly W. Hogan, Lisa P. Jackson, Shevrin D. Jones, Walter M. Kimbrough, William FL Moses, Christopher E. Paul, Quinton T. Ross Jr., Ruth J. Simmons and Janeen Uzzell.
Henson, the star of the Empire series, founded the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in 2018. It provides scholarships to African American students with degrees in mental health. It also offers mental health services in urban schools and works to reduce relapse rates.
Source: Deadline
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