After her mother dropped her off at college, Angelina Jolie’s daughter Zahara Jolie Pitt is now officially a Spelman Girl. Spelman’s VP for Student Affairs shared a sweet video of the star on Wednesday, August 10, which documented move-in day at the prestigious HBCU institution. Angelina is seen chatting with Spelman President Dr Helen Gayle as she answers a question off-camera about her feelings now that she’s a Spelman mother. Angelina laughs and says, “I’m going to start crying.”
After claiming she has avoided the waterworks, Angelina then laughs and admits that tears may be in her future. Angelina giggles when President Gayle says that the activities were designed to “induce” parents’ emotions so that they can move on. When asked again how it feels to be a Spelman mother, the mother of six smiles and puts her hand on her chest. She says, “I’m so excited.”
Entertainment Tonight President Gayle stated that Spelman College is honoured that Zahara Jolie Pitt and her family chose Spelman College, telling Entertainment Tonight: “As No. Spelman is the nation’s No. 1 HBCU and has been a place for Black women’s education excellence for over 140 years. Zahara’s college debut is the same as that of Maddox Jolie Pitt, her elder brother. He began his studies at Seoul’s Yonsei University, South Korea, in 2019.