A 70-year-old has proven dreams don't have an age limit after graduating from Howard University with a Ph.D. in political science. Joseph M. Grant, who's been studying American government and Black politics, completed his life-long ambition to earn an education at an HBCU this graduation season, Howard Newsroom reported . “I always wanted to go to Howard; literally all my life,” Grant said. With experience working in politics and government, Grant wanted to learn more about how Black people and Black culture engaged with the political processes, Because Of Them We Can reported. Now his goal is to help Black political leaders in the public policy arena. In an April 29 Facebook post, the university gave a shout out to the Class of 2021 grad for his hard work. Ravi Perry, Ph.D., the Department of Political Science Chair also delighted in Grant’s long time coming achievement. According to Howard Newsroom he said he admired Grant’s desire to go back to the classroom and learn. ...
