PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) – speaker from USA of House Nancy Pelosi asked Brown University alumni on Sunday to “hold on your hope,” even when faced with in current darkness in in world.
“In the midst of the darkness, it would be easy to fall into apathy or despair. But we can’t. We can’t,” Pelosi said at an Ivy League school. in Providence.
California Democrat cites ‘senseless’ elementary school shooting in Uwalde, Texas, and a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on abortion rights, the January 6, 2021 uprising, and voter suppression.
“You are moving into a completely different worldshe said and praised the students. for their courage and resilience.
“Hope remains the very democracy powerful weapon against oppression, against cynicism, against hatred, she said.
Referring to President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to unify the nation during “one of America darkest hours” Pelosi called. on graduates to help summon the best angels of our nature to help heal Broken Soul of America.
Pelosi was the main speaker for Class of Opening Ceremony 2022 and one of nine people receive an honorary degree over a three-day weekend. The recording artist Shaggy was also honorary saturday for his work as a musician and philanthropist.
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