Oprah Winfrey to Deliver Commencement Speech for Facebook Graduation Event

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson opened up to pal Oprah Winfrey on a May 16 Instagram Live video, and gave fans a glimpse inside his life in quarantine. The Moana star said the COVID-19 lockdown was impacting his relationship with wife Lauren Hashian, but that the key to success was communication.

Facebook and Instagram on Friday celebrated the Class of 2020 with a graduation event streaming on both social media platforms. Oprah Winfrey delivered the commencement speech, while many top names were in attendance — via video feed — such as Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus, who performed an emotional track for the occasion.

Oprah Winfrey has encouraged graduates from the Class of 2020 to embrace new roles as leaders and “step into the unknown”.

Hollywood is stepping up for the Class of 2020! As high school and college seniors prepare to graduate from their schools across the country, many familiar faces are offering their support, words of wisdom and encouragement in virtual ceremonies.  On Friday afternoon, Facebook and Instagram came together for #Graduation2020 where more than a few stars inspired students. Hosted by Mindy Kaling and B.J.

Graduations across the world have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Facebook and Instagram are doing their best to offer a silver lining.

By Patrick Hipes

Oprah Winfrey will share words of wisdom with the graduating classes of 2020 on Friday. A number of stars will come together to celebrate graduating students during Facebook's #Graduation2020 event.

Anxiety about COVID-19 is inevitable. From seeing the rising death tolls to reading about household items selling out, the pandemic has caused real fear and anxiousness among people.

By Denise Petski

Oprah Winfrey was among the stars who surprised fans when she stopped by John Krasinski’s popular web series Some Good News (SGN) on Sunday (May 3, 2020), as he was hosting a virtual graduation for the Class of 2020.

John Krasinski surprised graduates from the class of 2020 with the opportunity to ask questions of Steven Spielberg, Jon Stewart, Oprah Winfrey and Malala Yousafzai during the latest episode of Some Good News. Krasinski first had a chat with several graduating students via a Zoom call and also allowed several to give their graduation "speech." He then surprised four of them by allowing them to ask questions of the aforementioned quartet of famous faces.

Oprah Winfrey stopped by John Krasinski’s popular web series Some Good News (SGN) while was hosting a virtual graduation for the Class of 2020 on Sunday.

Oprah Winfrey keeps updated with the coronavirus news, but she has often focused her attention more on the positive "acts of valor" while being on lockdown during the pandemic. The media mogul said Friday evening that she wants people to digest daily information wisely during the Call to Unite livestream global relief event.

Oprah will be the commencement speaker and Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X and Simone Biles will offer words of wisdom to the Class of 2020 in a multi-hour graduation streaming event on Facebook and Instagram on May 15. The #Graduation2020 event will be broadcast on Facebook Watch, with some segments posted to the @instagram account on Instagram, along with the social media accounts of the contributors, according to the announcement Tuesday.

Oprah Winfrey is to deliver an online commencement speech to the Class of 2020 as part of huge Facebook event.

Graduations across the world have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic — but Facebook and Instagram are doing their best to offer a silver lining.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, so many students across the country have had their graduation ceremonies cancelled.