These Black Celebs Are Celebrating Graduation Season With Their Own Accolades

These Black Celebs Are Celebrating Graduation Season With Their Own Accolades

Graduation season is an emotional time of year for many reasons. Students who have worked hard to obtain their designated degree are given the satisfaction of celebrating their newest accolade alongside their village of individuals who helped them manifest it….

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Young Black Scholars Are Called ‘Ugly’ In Racist Letter After Graduation

Young Black Scholars Are Called ‘Ugly’ In Racist Letter After Graduation

Source: Thitiwat Dutsadeewirot / EyeEm / Getty A racist and fatphobic letter-writer couldn’t deal with the Black joy one Florida family was showcasing after their daughters’ graduation. According to NBC News, the family decorated the outside of their home with…

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Black Entrepreneur Frank Baker And His Wife Launch $1M Scholarship Fund For Spelman College Graduates

Black Entrepreneur Frank Baker And His Wife Launch $1M Scholarship Fund For Spelman College Graduates

A year after billionaire Robert F. Smith vowed to eliminate the student loan debt for Morehouse College’s entire 2019 graduating class, other Black business leaders are following suit. Frank Baker, founder and managing partner of the private equity company Siris,…

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Pew Pew Pew! Did Obama Fire Shots At The Toddler-In-Chief During Saturday’s Televised “Graduate Together” Commencement Speech? [VIDEO]

Pew Pew Pew! Did Obama Fire Shots At The Toddler-In-Chief During Saturday’s Televised “Graduate Together” Commencement Speech? [VIDEO]

Source: Getty Images / Getty Last night numerous networks (including our own, TVOne and CleoTV) aired the “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020” special which included big name guests like LeBron James, Yara Shahidi, Lena Waithe,…

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Nicholas Johnson Becomes First Black Person To Hold Princeton University’s Valedictorian Honor

Nicholas Johnson Becomes First Black Person To Hold Princeton University’s Valedictorian Honor

Black scholars are reaching new heights in higher education and making history in the process. According to People, Princeton University student Nicholas Johnson was selected as the institution’s valedictorian; making him the first Black person in the school’s 274-year history…

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