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21 Years Later, Tyler Perry’s Cassi Davis Graduates From Spelman
It’s never too late to finish what you’ve started. “House of Payne” star Cassi Davis proved as much on May 17, when she received her bachelor’s degree, twenty-one years after leaving Spelman University to pursue a career in music. Falling just one credit shy of completion in 1988, Davis left the comforts of Spelman’s quad to enter into a world of uncertainty. The ups and downs she encountered along the way, left Davis conflicted. While she experienced moments of triumph, she still had this nagging feeling within…
She needed closure.
So the talented actress contacted Spelman’s admissions office, and took on a fact-finding mission to determine what it would take to finally complete her college matriculation. Once the wheels were in motion, Davis returned to the school that she once considered home. “It has been so good to return to Spelman and finish what I started,” Davis begins, while surrounded by several of her classmates. “These young women have been so kind, so helpful, and just so phenomenal. They have really made this experience enjoyable for me.”
While proud of the personal accomplishment, Davis’ thoughts center more on those whose shoulders she stands upon. “I wonder what my dad would be thinking if he could see this day,” she shared. “I wish he could have still been here to see me finish what I started. As for my mom, I always promised her that I was going to go back, and now I can look her in the eyes knowing that I kept my word. I’m so proud that I kept my word.” –dewayne rogers
