GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Dressed in a long-sleeved, black button-up shirt and black slacks offset by spotless white sneakers, award-winning actor Michael Ealy made his way to center stage at Harrison Auditorium.
Screams of excitement filled the room as Ealy nodded and made a prayer-hands gesture towards the crowd, implying he was grateful for their attendance at the event.
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Ealy stopped by North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University Tuesday evening as the guest speaker for “Quarter Zips & Matcha Moods,” a conversation focused on how responsibility, intentionality and lifestyle influence development and maturity in college-aged men. It was moderated by Christian Robinson, an A&T alumnus and former Student Government Association president who received his bachelor’s degree in economics in 2012.
Ealy planned to take a break from portraying someone else for a night, but Robinson had other plans, asking Ealy to request an “Aggie Pride” from the crowd before getting into the conversation. He bashfully agreed.
“I didn’t think I’d be acting tonight,” Ealy said in jest before shouting to the crowd, “Can I get an ‘Aggie Pride’?”…