Affinity graduations have been a college tradition for years, but Trump's DEI crackdown has a lot of colleges backing away from the practice.
NewsOne compiled a detailed list of commencement speakers who are slated to deliver keynote addresses at historically Black colleges and universities' graduation ceremonies this year.
Jacob Philadelphia—the youngster featured in the memorable 'Hair Like Mine' photo with former President Barack Obama 13 years ago—received a call from the former POTUS ahead of his high school graduation.
Houston rapper, Megan Thee Stallion can now add graduate to her long list of achievements.
The Obamas and LeBron James are making the 2020 class of HBCU graduates are not forgotten amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While hip-hop is often viewed through its problematic elements, Dillard University President Walter Kimbrough explains why rap artists are ideal commencement speakers.
Hillary Clinton delivered the commencement speech for Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn Thursday, blasting Trump and his policies.
Ben Jeanty, 27, graduated with his father, Duvinson, a Haitian immigrant who drove an NJ Transit bus for more than 25 years, from college on the same day.
For the first time in 132 years, Morehouse College has thee valedictorians. Each graduate earned a perfect 4.0 GPA, and one of them is White.
As graduation season continues, one college graduate is inspiring us all by getting her degree at the age of 99-years-old – proving it’s never too late for education. Doreetha Daniels collected her associate’s degree in social sciences at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, Calif. With the help of her tutors and relatives, Daniels was […]
