Unlike the previous speakers, I’d never heard of Sal Khan before he popped up in my search results. I picked him based solely on the school he was speaking at without being privy to what merited him to be there….
My Commencement Speech Series: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett Addresses Tougaloo College
Now when it comes to commencement speeches, someone of Jasmine Crockett’s caliber is what I expect: a college graduate, lawyer and sitting U.S. congresswoman. She first came to my attention a couples of years ago when I saw clips of…
My Commencement Speech Series: Jennifer Coolidge Addresses Graduates of Emerson College
I’d actually been seeing Jennifer Coolidge’s address in headlines online for a minute, but I didn’t pay them any mind. Like I said, watching commencement address hadn’t been my thing in years. However, after Usher’s speech, I went in search…
My Commencement Speech Series: Usher Raymond Addresses the Graduating Class at Emory University.
When I think of Usher Raymond, an academic isn’t exactly what comes to mind. That’s not to say he’s not smart. I actually met him once…well, met is probably too strong a word for what it was. I had a…
Intro to My Commencement Speech Series: 5 Graduation Addresses that Piqued My Interest
I started watching commencement speeches when I was still in college, maybe my senior year. I first watched them on C-Span before graduating to YouTube. I literally spent all day watching them at times. Well, I’d flip back and forth…
Movie Scenes I Love: 2 Scenes from ‘The Five Heartbeats’
Directed by Robert Townsend, “The Five Heartbeats” was released on March 29, 1991 by Twentieth Century Fox.