Angela Bassett receives an Honorary Doctorate

Award-winning actress Angela Bassett received an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from historically black school, Morehouse College in Atlanta this past weekend. The degree is for her dedication to “leadership, service, and excellence” as well as for setting the “bar high for women in Hollywood.”

Angela Bassett receives an Honorary Doctorate. So well deserved!

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My heart is full! Thank you @morehouse1867 for honoring me so. #blessedandhighlyfavored #humbled #proudofmyblackbrothers #lovemesomeus #edmundwgordoninthebackbutstillleading

A post shared by Angela Bassett (@im.angelabassett) on May 19, 2019 at 8:42am PDT