Bowie State University News November 3, 2016 Bowie State Alumni, Student Join 'CBS Evening News' Town Hall Discussion Focused on Issues Important to Millennials in the Election Bowie State University was well represented on "CBS Evening News" and "CBS This Morning" during the broadcast of a Millennial Town Hall forum, moderated by CBS News anchor Elaine Quijano. Two recent alumni and a current student were among 33 young people from around the country involved in a conversation about the impact of the presidential election on millennials. A 3-minute excerpt of the forum aired on Wednesday's broadcast of "CBS Evening News" and Thursday's "CBS This Morning." The full 45-minute event is now available on CBSNews.com<http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/millennials-may-be-the-difference-in-election/> and the CBS Evening News YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Ic2Mpaqzw>. It will also air on CBSN<http://www.cbsnews.com/live/?ftag=CNMdaef904> at a later date. Richard Lucas III ('16), DeJuan Patterson ('10, '14) and sophomore business administration major DeRonte Craig lent their voices and perspectives to the conversation about how the presidential election has impacted issues important to millennials. They were selected among students and alumni from around the country to participate in the dialogue on the some of the most pressing issues facing young people as they head to the polls. The discussion topics spanned the gamut ranging from the national economy to civil rights to homeland security. In a segment focused on civil rights and race relations, Patterson shared an emotional story of his own experience with gun violence. "I was robbed and shot in my head. And if that wasn't enough, I looked up, and I was staring down the barrel of another gun. ... This time, I was looking down the barrel of the police." In a later exchange about the political divisions exposed by the presidential election, Lucas said, "To say that race relations have gotten as bad as they've ever been under President Obama shows a lack of historical depth. America is built on racial division, and Donald Trump's rhetoric, this otherism, builds into that narrative, which has long been the narrative of American society." Craig valued the chance to exchange ideas with young people with differing political views. He will vote in his first election in November and understands the importance of exercising his right to vote as the descendant of people who were historically disenfranchised. "My ancestors never had the chance, nor given the opportunity to vote; it's only right to uphold their legacy and vote since they fought so hard for use to do so," he said. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/