Pharrell Williams Pays Student Debt Of Five NAACP Leaders
Pharrell Williams and his Something In The Water Festival paid student loan debt for five NAACP leaders. The announcement came during an NAACP event at the St. Regis hotel in DC during a panel on the Black student debt crisis. Organizer Wisdom Cole said, “Pharrell forever changed their lives. This was a powerful moment. Now just imagine if President Biden made this a reality for all student debt holders in America. Student debt continues to disproportionately plague the Black community and crush opportunities for so many Black people. It is time to reduce the racial wealth gap, it is time for President Biden to fulfill his promise.” The recipients of the debt relief attended Southern University, NC A&T, Norfolk State, Howard, and Florida A&M. Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival included performers Tyler, The Creator, Pusha T, Lil Uzi, Vert, Justin Timberlake, SZA, Clipse, Anderson .Paak, and others.
