OAN’s Abril Elfi
9:20 AM – Sunday, May 12, 2024
Howard University has canceled their nursing graduation ceremony after family members began smashing windows and pounding on doors after being locked out due to the venue reaching full capacity.
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Parents and family members of College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences students crammed into the Cramton Auditorium in Washington, DC, on Thursday; however, some did not enter the building before the keynote speech abruptly ended the ceremony.
Dozens of people can be seen chanting “Let us in!” as they stand outside the auditorium in chaotic video footage. Let us in!” the ceremony proclaimed. Images from the chaos revealed that a glass door had been broken as people tried to force their way past security guards and bang on the doors.
“While they were…
