Might 15, 2025
Will Packer is voicing sturdy opposition to MAGA-aligned Marva Johnson’s candidacy for FAMU’s subsequent president.
Will Packer paused his packed manufacturing schedule to return to his alma mater, the place he joined a tense meet-and-greet session with Florida A&M College’s presidential finalist, Marva Johnson, a MAGA-aligned appointee.
Issues bought heated on Might 14, as Johnson fielded a barrage of questions from alums and group members involved about her political affiliations and {qualifications} to guide FAMU, the Tallahassee Democrat stories. Hollywood mogul Will Packer was entrance and heart with group members and college stakeholders, like FAMU President Frederick Humphries’s son Laurence Humphries, State Rep. Gallop Franklin, D-Tallahassee, and Leon County Faculty Board member Darryl Jones.
Johnson knew she confronted an uphill battle as she spent the day on the historic HBCU interviewing with FAMU trustees and assembly with college students, college, workers, and directors. Not lengthy after her interview, Packer took to FAMU’s Will Packer Amphitheater for a rally protesting her choice as one of many 4 finalists for the college’s presidency.
“No MAGA Marva! No MAGA Marva,” the group shouted.
Taking to the rostrum, Packer invigorated the already rowdy crowd whereas explaining his causes for protesting Johnson’s choice as FAMU’s potential president.
“Now we have to be sure that we help one another and that we’re loud and we’re ardent in our opposition to anyone that isn’t proper for the way forward for this establishment, particularly at a time that’s so essential,” he mentioned.
“I’m not right here to endorse Palm, Allen or Hector, however there may be one candidate that may do irreparable hurt. That’s clearly not the precise individual.”
In the course of the night meet-and-greet, Johnson addressed the protesters, acknowledging the sturdy opposition to her candidacy however standing agency in her dedication to uplift the college and construct on its wealthy legacy.
“I do know that the feedback you’re bringing – whereas they’re coming to me in a means that will proof angst––are coming out of your love for this college, your love for this college’s legacy and your curiosity in ensuring that you just shield it,” Johnson mentioned. “If I’m chosen, I’d combat and win for FAMU.”
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