Howard University eventually turned into despair during Kamala Harris’s election night watch party as early result indicated a victory for Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. According to BBC News, initially the students and the alumni of Howard University all gathered in the Yard celebrating the potential historic win of Kamala Harris as the very first Black woman US President and an alumna of the university.
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BBC News reported that the atmosphere in Howard University was extremely jubilant while music and dancing reflected the hopeful anticipation of a groundbreaking moment in US history, though, as key swing states like Georgia and North Carolina were projected for Donald Trump, anxiety started to set in.
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The students at the Howard University started expressing their fears about the implication of another contested US Presidential election and potential violence, regardless of the outcome. BBC News noted that the crowd eventually began to thin as the reality sank in with many attendees leaving pretty early as the lead of Donald Trump eventually grew longer.
In spite of such a disappointing start, some still remained hopeful while insisting that the night was not over yet until all the votes are counted. BBC News asserted that the connection of