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President Obama, Morehouse

Are the Obamas too critical of black Americans?

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theGRIO REPORT - Speeches delivered by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the commencements for historically black colleges over the weekend have sparked a debate among black commentators...
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First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama: Too many 'fantasize about being a baller or a rapper'

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama addressed Bowie State University's graduating class on Friday and delivered a speech drawing on the importance of earning an education...
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Obama at Morehouse

Full text: President Obama's Morehouse speech

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NEWS - President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address to graduates of Morehouse College on Sunday, making history as the first African-American president, addressing the alma mater of men including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...
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First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement speech during the Bowie State University graduation ceremony at the Comcast Center on the campus of the University of Maryland May 17, 2013 in College Park, Maryland. Obama received and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree before addressing the 600 graduates of Maryland's oldest historically black university and one of the ten oldest in the country. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

President, first lady address HBCU graduates

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as they celebrate their achievement...
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Father, son to graduate Morehouse together

Blayne Alexander, NBC Atlanta
ATLANTA -- This weekend will be a busy one for Dorian Joyner, Sr. Sunday morning, he will watch his oldest son graduate from Morehouse College.
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Dr. Ben Carson speaks to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell (Video still via MSNBC)

Dr. Ben Carson's anti-gay remarks land him in hot water

Erin Delmore, MSNBC.com
MSNBC - Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told Andrea Mitchell Friday that he is prepared to refrain from speaking at the university’s School of Medicine commencement ceremony, after students and faculty petitioned over comments he made this week that were widely seen as anti-gay...
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Study: High school grad rate highest since '76

Phillip Elliott, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday...
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Drake (Getty Images)

Drake gives high school grad speech

Ugonna Okpalaoka
VIDEO - After finally receiving his high school diploma earlier this month, Drake celebrated by delivering a graduation speech to students at Toronto's Jarvis Collegiate Institute on Friday...
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Barely half of black males graduate high school

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - A new study released today shows that while black males’ high school graduation rates have improved significantly in the last eleven years, they still fall behind their white counterparts...
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Rappers Kanye West (L) and 50 Cent present the 'Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration' award on stage during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards held at The Palms Hotel and Casino on September 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

50 Cent recalls 'beef' with Kanye West

Ornella Leahong
theGRIO REPORT - Rap fans may remember 2007's 'The Battle of the Album Sales' that featured two of the biggest artists in hip-hop -- 50 Cent and Kanye West. It was built as a clash of rap of titans and even snagged the cover of Rolling Stone...
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