The mother of a deceased teen from Chicago accepted his diploma during an emotional graduation ceremony this week after he was killed in a devastating…
The Georgia principal who chastised “all the Black people” after a handful of individuals prematurely left a graduation ceremony has been terminated, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. After her…
Giving a candid and deeply personal commencement speech at Tuskegee University on Saturday, the First Lady of the United States reflected on the emotional toll…
Thanks to Principal Nancy Gordeuk, this year’s graduation at TNT Academy quickly went viral because of her racially charged rant. Towards the end of her diatribe,…
Amid outcry from the state police union, a New Jersey university has decided to cancel a commencement speech from rapper Common over a song he…
According to new data from the Department of Education, graduation rates for Black and Hispanic students increased by nearly four percentage points from 2011 to 2013, outpacing…
Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new practice that will surely lower…
She’s come a long way from the girl ridiculed by people throughout social media and who was even asked by defense attorney Don West if she…
This week, an American ritual will repeat itself. Something that within the past century has morphed into a rite of passage for armies of…
You would think most Americans would be eager to attend a speech when the keynote speaker is Michelle Obama, one of the most popular First…
First Lady Michelle Obama and United States Senator Mark Warner will address the 2012 graduating class of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The University Commencement ceremony will begin at 12 noon at Lane Stadium. Due to the expected large crowd, the gates will open at 7 a.m. for additional security screenings. The […]
The 2012 graduating class at Liberty University is not pleased with their respective commencement speaker at the graduation ceremonies. Liberty University students are unhappy that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will address their graduation. In a letter to students, Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell, JR wrote that having Romney at the ceremonies would showcase the university his father […]
