Beyoncé Gives Moving Commencement Speech, ‘Don’t Let The World Make You Feel You Have To Look A Certain Way To Be Brilliant’

Gianna, the six-year-old daughter of  George Floyd and Roxie Washington. It was announced that Texas Southern University has offered the young girl a full-ride scholarship, should she choose to attend the school.

nationwide protests. As part of YouTube’s original Dear Class of 2020, stars came virtually together to send graduates words of hope and encouragement.

The graduating class of 2020 may not have been able to celebrate their achievements in person due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they did get one last send-off on Sunday by a star-studded cast!

While delivering a commencement address for graduating students during YouTube Originals' Dear Class of 2020 virtual ceremony, former First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the ongoing nationwide protests, novel coronavirus pandemic and encouraged students that they are "not alone." "I am here today to talk to you, not as the former First Lady, but as a real life person, a mother, a mentor, a citizen concerned about your future and the future of our country.

Dear Class of 2020 commencement program aimed at high school and college graduates.“Over the past couple of months, our foundation has been shaken,” said. “Not just by a pandemic that stole too many of our loved ones, upended our daily lives and sent tens of millions into unemployment, but also by the rumbling of the age-old fault lines that our country was built on.

The world might not be shining bright on humanity at the moment but when we have people like Michelle Obama; who try their best to bring some form of semblance to our crazy lives, it gives us hope for the near future. For students who officially graduated in 2020, the former First Lady hosted an online graduation, Dear Class of 2020.

Beyonce has joined a host of stars in delivering a message for graduates, as part of YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 virtual graduation series.

Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga acknowledged the historic moment we are living amid the coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter marches as they gave speeches to graduating students in a YouTube special.In the “Dear Class of 2020” livestream on Sunday, June 7, Beyoncé acknowledged the “global crisis,” telling students that despite everything, “you still made it.”“We’ve seen that our collective hearts, when put to positive action, can start the wheels of change.

Despite coronavirus cancelling the plans of graduates across the world, celebrities and public figures joined together on Sunday, June 7, for YouTube Original's 'Dear Class of 2020' special. The prerecorded event featured speeches by the performers like BTS, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, and more.

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The YouTube Originals special, airing on Sunday, features both Barack andMichelle Obama as commencement speakers. The pair kicked things off with a joint message to students early on in the program.

Beyoncé delivered a special message to graduates during YouTube's Class of 2020 broadcast.She spoke about starting her own business as a Black woman, and paid tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.YouTube's Class of 2020 streamed on June 7, 2020, and featured appearances from Barack and Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya, Yara Shahidi, Billy Porter, Kerry Washington, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry.

On Sunday, YouTube is presenting a virtual graduation ceremony to all those graduates who won’t be able to accept their diplomas onstage this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barack and Michelle Obama took part in YouTube's Class of 2020 broadcast.The virtual graduation ceremony featured a plethora of celebs delivering commencement speeches to this year's graduates.The coronavirus pandemic has impacted upon so many aspects of everyday life, and that includes graduation ceremonies.

Klaritza Rico YouTube’s rescheduled graduation ceremony, originally slated for Saturday, is taking place this Sunday, June 7, and will feature voices from the Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Former President Barack Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Lady Gaga and BTS, along with other big names in the industry.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, graduation ceremonies have been taking place online. To support all of the students who are graduating in 2020, celebrities have been delivering inspiring virtual commencement speeches during live streams instead.

Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic performing "Pomp and Circumstance" and remarks from Alicia Keys.Former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, BTS, Lady Gaga, Secretary Robert M. Gates, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Sundar Pichai and Malala Yousafzai will serve as the official commencement speakers for the four-hour virtual graduation, which was pushed back a day to honor George Floyd's memorial service.Mr and Mrs.