OPINION:
Ten years ago, we were all so very proud of Sean Combs. Today, he awaits trial on “federal charges of sex trafficking by force, transportation to engage in prostitution and racketeering conspiracy” (“Second judge denies bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs,” Web, Sept. 18).
In 2014, Howard University asked Combs to be its commencement speaker and awarded him an honorary doctorate (of which he was very proud.) It was a whirlwind of a tribute for a former college student from New York who had made it big prior to completing his undergraduate schooling. Combs had attended the elite school — known for turning out many prominent Black Americans who have contributed to America — for a few years in the 1980s. Vice President Kamala Harris is an alumna.
How did Combs become so misguided? There is bad stock everywhere, unfortunately. And even though Howard University has already rescinded Combs’ honorary degree and returned a $1 million donation he made to the school, I truly want to hear Combs’ redemption song.
WAYNE E. WILLIAMS
Camden, New Jersey
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