At first glance, you’d think Destyni Tyree leads a charmed life. She was voted prom queen by her peers and…
David Norman, a 67-year-old former Harlem drug dealer, sat at the front of the Columbia University commencement ceremony last week…
Micah McDade has quietly been working on something very important as his graduation was approaching, but it wasn’t at all…
Decked out in full cap and gown, complete with a valedictorian cord, Andrew Jones showed up to his graduation from…
H.U. just won in a major way. The highly esteemed Howard University snagged POTUS for its 2016 commencement address, the institution’s…
Tyler Perry will soon bring his message of inspiration and encouragement to the newest class of Tuskegee University graduates. The…
Courtesy Cameron Knowles: One New Orleans family, who is set to graduate in May, became a sensation on Facebook when…
Malia Obama’s high school will have to find another commencement speaker when she graduates this year. Her father, President Barack…
The dismal education statistics for young Black men are all too familiar, especially in cities like Camden, New Jersey, where poverty,…
As graduation season continues, one college graduate is inspiring us all by getting her degree at the age of 99-years-old…
It’s safe to say that Dorothea Daniels is living proof that it’s never too late to accomplish a goal. The…
Graduations are meant to be special moments between students and their families, but one family is now facing charges for cheering…
Christian Crawford prays for a women facing a medical emergency at the Clay-Clarkville High School graduation in Alabama, May…
First Lady delivers address at Oberlin commencement. (Source: Oberlin College) “I want to congratulate the Oberlin Class of 2015! You…
The charter school has garnered national recognition for providing minority students with the academic skills necessary to be “college bound.” …
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington had three short words to offer graduates of Dillard University. “Number one,” he said…
According to new data from the Department of Education, graduation rates for Black and Hispanic students increased by nearly four percentage points…
Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new…
Kianna Hawkins (pictured) is one woman who was determined — come hell or high water — to get her high…
She’s come a long way from the girl ridiculed by people throughout social media and who was even asked by defense…
Ruby Robinson got the gift of a lifetime at her graduation from Columbia University’s Engineering School this week. Her father,…
Graduating high school students often use yearbook quotes to leave a poignant message or some clever quip. However, one student’s…
Grace Bush accomplished an extremely rare task. Not only did she graduate from college at 16, but she did…
Two months after being shot in the head, a Detroit high school student surprised his classmates by walking across the…
via CNN In a scene unfolding in many Latino communities throughout the country, the graduation ceremony at Garcia High School…
Higher education used to mean going to college and getting a Bachelor’s Degree. But now more than ever black students…
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