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An elderly woman was killed and two men were wounded on Tuesday after a shooting took place at a high school graduation held on the campus of Xavier University in New Orleans. WWL-TV reports an argument escalated into gunfire in a Xavier parking lot shortly after the Morris Jeff Community School’s Class of 2022 received their diplomas. The elderly […]
Future is still enjoying the success of his latest studio album, I Never Liked You, and now the Atlanta rapper has even more to celebrate as he was recently seen attending his adopted son’s high school graduation. Future’s son Jaiden took to Instagram to celebrate his accomplishment and showed the rapper with him at the graduation. Future also spoke […]
The 11-time Grammy winner showed up to toast the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 for their accomplishments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the ceremony, Swift received an honorary degree alongside NYU’s Class of 2022, giving her the title of Doctor of Fine Arts. “Hi, I’m Taylor. Last time I was […]
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the Tennessee State University commencement ceremony on Saturday, and warned graduates that they’ll soon be entering an “unsettled” world, as the country is forced to defend “fundamental principles.” The speech, shared by ABC News, touched on a variety of topics—including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade in the […]
Paxton Smith initially planned to address media consumption in her high school valedictorian speech; but she secretly scrapped those plans to address an issue she believed was much more pressing: women’s reproductive rights. Smith, who is part of the Lake Highlands High School Class of 2021, had reportedly submitted her original remarks to school administrators ahead of […]
A California high school principal was escorted off campus last week after going off-script during a graduation speech, focusing on his personal grievances with the district, which he knew he would not be returning to. Former Stagg High School principal Ben Nakamura used his speech time to tell students that he was voted out by the Stockton Unified […]
The high school graduating class of 2020, assuredly the most bizarre year in modern history, are being commemorated with a new T-shirt collab from Travis Scott and LeBron James. The Cactus Jack x Uninterrupted collab tee, which boasts a design by La Flame himself, features the handwritten sentiment “We’re all in this together.” All net […]
Princeton University has announced Nicholas Johnson, a student who majored in operations research and financial engineering, as the school’s first black valedictorian in its 274-year history. Johnson is also pursuing certificates in statistics and machine learning, applied and computational mathematics, and applications of computing. Johnson, a Montreal native, will spend the summer interning at the D.E. Shaw Group […]
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