Meet Danielle Geathers, MIT's first Black woman student body president in the school's 159-year history. (via CNBCMakeIt)
undergraduates identify as Black or African American , but Geathers says her predominantly white high school had fewer than 20 black students, making up an even smaller percentage of the student population.
"I actually got involved in student government because they were looking to diversify," she says. "The committee I joined had historically been all white women." "I was like 'Wow, she's a powerhouse,'" says Geathers. "She wasn't involved with student government, but I thought she took initiative in a way that could help student government."Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States and colleges, including student elections, were impacted.
The campaign was not without its highs and lows. Geathers says the hardest moments were when the school newspaper and the previous student government administration chose not to endorse their ticket.
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