Graduating from college opens up the door to a world of possibilities, and Clark Atlanta University‘s (CAU) Class of 2022 received a major advantage thanks to a generous gift from Aisha “Pinky” Cole — founder of the popular Slutty Vegan restaurant.
Cole, who was the university’s commencement speaker, announced that all of CAU‘s 2022 graduates would receive a limited liability company (LLC).
The jaw-dropping gift was announced on Saturday as Cole, who graduated from CAU back in 2009, addressed the crowd of over 800 students-turned-alumni.
“I have partnered with Varo Bank to provide every single graduate in this audience with a new LLC and a path to entrepreneurship,” Cole proclaimed. “Every single graduate in this audience will leave this stadium as a business owner.”
“Every single graduate will walk away with their own business. I didn’t have no plan, but I’m gonna make sure that you do,” she added.
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This isn’t the first time Cole has helped out students at CAU. Three years ago, the entrepreneur made headlines for paying off 30 seniors’ tuition balances.
“I’ve been in that situation trying to figure out how you’re gonna pay for school, and if it weren’t for me becoming Miss Clark Atlanta University, I probably wouldn’t have been able to graduate,” Cole said of her own college experience.
Additionally, these 2022 CAU grads weren’t the only HBCU-goers to receive a major, game-changing blessing this graduation season.
As Blavity previously reported, an anonymous donor recently paid off all the student debt associated with Wiley College’s graduating class, which is estimated to have been around $300,000.
“We are grateful for this anonymous donor who will assist the students in paying off their balances to Wiley College and help us achieve institutional goals of graduating our students with little to no debt,” Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr., president of Wiley College, said of the matter.
