Members of Louisville’s Black community will come together at St. Stephen Baptist Church on Thursday, May 8, at 6 p.m. for the first "Ascension Citywide Black Graduation Ceremony.” We are encouraging ...

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 ...

Graduation rates for black athletes in football and men's basketball at Power 5 conference schools are increasing on average, but 40 percent of schools showed declines in such rates during the past ...

Once tassels have been turned from the right to the left, the caps tossed into the air, and the valedictorian has delivered their most moving, standing ovation-worthy speech, you know graduation is ...

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