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‘Thank you, God, I am debt free’: Morehouse College grads react to having student loans wiped away
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May 30, 2019
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3:16Now PlayingDuring a commencement speech at Morehouse College May 19, billionaire Robert F. Smith said he would pay the class of 2019’s student loans. Some graduates had upwards of $200,000 in debt. Here's how some of these graduates felt in that moment.
Tens of millions of Americans across the racial and socioeconomic spectrum hold more than $1.5 trillion in education loans. Before his commencement speech, Smith had donated $1.5 million to Morehouse for scholarships and a new park. Read moreSubscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube
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