Roughly 20 Black students from Louisville universities walked the stage at St. Stephen Baptist Church May 8 for the inaugural "Ascension Citywide Black Graduation Ceremony," hosted in resistance to ...

(CNN) — Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads. The ceremony was set to ...

Conservative politicians are targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at universities, including specialized graduation ceremonies for minority groups. The U.S. Naval Academy ...

Students across diverse communities are finding new ways to keep their graduation traditions afloat. Black students and other affinity groups are finding new ways to celebrate their graduations as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than three decades, hundreds of Ohio State University students of color have gathered on the eve of spring commencement ...

Proud graduates of Lincoln University in Jefferson City enjoyed the celebration of Black excellence on May 10, 2025. Credit: Photo courtesy of Lincoln University Once tassels have been turned from the ...

You’ve likely seen the video of a Black student twerking across the graduation stage to the dismay of an administrator. Welcome to Black graduation season, where Black joy is on display as a new ...

The Black Graduation at the University of Colorado Boulder was a cultural and affinity commencement celebration honoring the achievements of Black, African, and African American students. This event ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Black males often lag behind other demographic groups when it comes to graduating high school. But in Kalamazoo Public Schools, Black males are starting to catch up. Only 47% of Black ...