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When the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees enter the Multi-Purpose Center on the campus of Virginia State University on Oct. 1, history will be made. VSU will become the first HBCU to host a U.S. presidential debate.
Virginia State University Makes History As The First HBCU In The Country Selected To Host A General Election Presidential Debate
Virginia State University announced that it was selected to be one of the 2024 presidential debates, making it the first HBCU in the U.S. to receive that honor.
Virginia State University is making history as the very first HBCU to host a presidential debate in a general election. The institution announced it will host the second debate out of the three scheduled during the campaign. It will be held in the VSU Multipurpose Center on Oct. 1, 2024.
It is the first time an historically Black college and university will host a face-to-face in modern political history