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Black Men Might Turn Their Backs, Literally, on President Biden’s Morehouse Commencement Speech
The HBCU’s invitation faces backlash from many students, alum and faculty.
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Bobby Brown Just Got a Doctorate’s Degree, And Other Black Celebs You Can Call Doctor
From Jamie Foxx to Tracee Ellis Ross, here are icons who received the prestigious honor and adding to their long list of accolades.
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Vice President Kamala Harris To Give Commencement Speech At HBCU
She'll speak at Tennessee State University on May 7
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Pass That Doctorate: Missy Elliott Shares Inspirational Message While Receiving Honorary Degree
If there’s only a handful of redeemable qualities about 2019, surely one of them is this: it’s the year Missy Elliott is getting her flowers. Earlier in 2019, the hip-hop innovator and vanguard became the first female hip-hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Now, Elliott’s officially a doctor, walking across the stage at…
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Janelle Monáe Receives Honorary Dillard University Degree, Delivers Commencement Speech
Janelle Monáe recognized the fact that she didn’t graduate from college during her commencement speech at Dillard University, but that didn’t stop her from leaving the Class of 2017 with a few words of wisdom and picking up an honorary degree. Monáe, who played NASA physicist Mary Jackson in the movie Hidden Figures, spoke about…
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Texas Southern University Cancels Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s Commencement Speech
There’s one HBCU that didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of Bethune-Cookman University by having a Republican give the Class of 2017 commencement speech. After a successful petition, students at Houston’s Texas Southern University won’t have to listen to Texas Sen. John Cornyn speak. The students’ petition referenced Cornyn’s support of stricter voter-ID laws,…