CHILLING | Taraji P. Henson’s 2025 Commencement Speech Spelman College

May 22, 2025 3

Urban radio programming leaders, are you in touch with what’s going on in real time in America today? Here we are and here we go again, President Trump confronted the South African President in the oval office about white genocide, yes white genocide. If you know the history of South Africa In America today there’s a out in the open agenda of hatred and fear. America is at a reflection point. Many of you have emailed us about your concerns and we hear you. Urban radio can shape and help people of color stay in touch and connected. YOU, are in charge and you can’t be silent or invisible when it comes to content people of color need to hear and know. It’s not your job not to be silent, but call attention every single day about the America we’ve known is changing or some are trying to change it and erase or delete black history. To motivate yourself listen to Taraji P. Henson’s speech to the 2025 Spelman class.