Acclaimed actress brings message of resilience to Norfolk commencement Award-nominated actress and director Meagan Good will deliver the keynote address to more than 2,000 graduates
Acclaimed actress and mental health champion Taraji P. Henson will deliver the keynote address at Spelman College’s 138th Commencement Ceremony, marking a triumphant return to
LeVar Burton, renowned literacy champion and celebrated actor, will deliver the keynote address at Howard University’s 157th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The
Rap legend and business mogul Snoop Dogg will deliver the commencement address to graduates of the USC Marshall School of Business on May 17, 2025.
Medgar Evers College is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s honorary doctorate degrees during its 2022 Commencement Ceremony. Honorary recipients include American pro-basketball
John Legend feels the “pain” of graduates amid the coronavirus pandemic. The “All of Me” hitmaker spoke to Duke University‘s undergraduates at Wallace Wade Stadium
Barack and Michelle Obama hosted their “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony via YouTube on Sunday, June 7, 2020. The Obamas invited a host of
One student’s innocuous request for former President Barack Obama to be the commencement speaker at his high school quickly mushroomed into a viral movement that’s
Over the past four years students of Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark-Atlanta University have labored for educational and personal development in pursuit of their
Actor Chadwick Boseman (The Black Panther) returned to his alma mater Howard University on Saturday, May 12, 2018, to give the 2018 Commencement address. Boseman who
Racist White America loves calling African Americans lazy, listless, unmotivated, uncouth, uneducated and host of other derogatory names. But when a group of Black students
If you have ever been to a college commencement ceremony, then you might have witnessed a few students celebrating when they walk across the stage.
Valerie Jarrett, the longest-serving senior adviser to President Barack Obama, shared wisdom and perspectives about her leadership roles with 490 graduates of the Spelman College
In a sign of changing times, Harvard University has announced that the school is holding a separate commencement ceremony for Black graduate students. This is
On May. 7, President Barack Obama became the first sitting president to speak at Howard University’s commencement convocation since President Lyndon B. Johnson over 50
During his commencement speech at Dillard University on Saturday, May 9, 2015, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington offered some great advice to the 2015 graduating
It’s that time of year again that brings joy to thousands of HBCU students, commencement. Several top tier HBCUs have announced exciting speakers for 2015.
Morehouse College student Ben Jones has been missing since Friday. His family is from Roswell, Georgia and was in town for Morehouse College’s 130th commencement
The names ranged from English, African, Jewish and even Russian pronunciations as Morehouse College celebrated its 130th commencement exercises. Despite the rain and cold, parents
John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, America’s first nonprofit social investment banking organization, will address the Atlanta Technical College class of 2014.
