Reverend Jesse L. Jackson

Rep. Maxine Waters Receives an Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from the University of the District of Columbia

On Saturday, May 11, U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) — the first woman and first African American to chair the powerful U.S. House Committee on Financial Services — and civil rights icon and leader, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., received Honorary Doctorate of Laws degrees from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Rep. Waters also delivered a keynote address to more than 900 graduates during UDC’s 2019 University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Commencement Convocation.