It’s safe to say that Dorothea Daniels is living proof that it’s never too late to accomplish a goal. The Santa Clarita, California resident earned…

Graduation is a big deal and we’re so excited to celebrate all the 2015 grads! Listen to the audio player to hear our graduation shout outs…

It’s graduation season and AV asked our listeners to share advice they wished they would’ve heard when they crossed the stage. Listen to the audio player to…

  Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington had three short words to offer graduates of Dillard University. “Number one,” he said slowly and resolutely. “Put. God.…

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According to new data from the Department of Education, graduation rates for Black and Hispanic students increased by nearly four percentage points from 2011 to 2013, outpacing…

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In protest of his school district’s new policy banning religious prayer at school events, valedictorian Roy Costner IV ripped up his pre-approved speech and instead…

First Lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address Friday, urging more than 600 graduates of Bowie…

  President Barack Obama traveled to Atlanta Sunday and delivered a rare yet impassioned speech at Morehouse Collegeabout race and the evolution of black men in America.…

  This week, a father-son duo are going to do something special and extraordinary:  They are going to graduate from Morehouse College together.   Dorian…

First Lady Michelle Obama visits Harper High School in the Englewood neighborhood to talk with students about the plague of violence in their area April…

Anthony Cornist and his mother Tracey after his graduation from Mt. Healthy High School   A Cincinnati, Ohio high school senior was denied his diploma, not for failing classes, but because his family cheered too loud at his graduation. At the graduation ceremony for the Mt. Healthy High School’s class of 2012  in May, the family […]