WATCH: "As a parent, we were all overwhelmed," says the mother of a Morehouse College graduate who will have his student debt paid off.

"As a parent, we were all overwhelmed," says the mother of a Morehouse College graduate who will have his student debt paid off.

"For me, the parent of four, it opened up so many opportunities for the younger siblings of our family... So I am elated." https://t.co/cLUroNLY9y pic.twitter.com/eA0MVyXuCo

— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2019

Robert Smith's pledge to pay grads' loans is 'a dream I couldn’t have imagined'. https://t.co/dBUXIswnGV pic.twitter.com/tSslsPgOrP

— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) May 20, 2019