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Musician and music producer Pharrell Williams surprised five NAACP youth leaders Friday by announcing he was paying off their student debt.
He announced the gift during a panel event addressing the Black student debt crisis, organized by the NAACP in Washington, D.C.
The “Happy” singer is in D.C. hosting the Something in the Water music festival over the Juneteenth holiday weekend.
Wisdom Cole, the NAACP’s national director of youth and college, called the gift a “powerful” gesture.
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