Despite the lessons ahead for the HBCU graduates, Cole wanted to ensure their journey ahead will be easier than hers and they will have a path toward success. Honoring her stance, she announced each student would be gifted a limited liability Company (LLC).

“Go and take over Wall Street, go and reform the criminal justice system, go and revitalize education, go and find a cure for cancer…go and build that multi-million dollar vegan business and completely changed the game. Whatever it is that you want to do, go do it, so that in 13 years, you too can come back and tell the class of 2035 that they can go live there’s too,” Cole said.

She continued: “I’m going to leave you with this, on your elevator to success. Let me be your maintenance man. I have partnered with Varo bank to provide every single graduate in this audience with a new LLC and a path to entrepreneurship. Every single graduate in this building will leave this stadium as a business owner. I didn’t have no plan but I’m gonna make sure that you do.”

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