WOW! I just put the CL Grads intro post up this morning and we got a bunch of emails already. Here are the first batch of CL Graduates. Congrats to everyone! Honestly, this is really inspiring to me.
Brittany, 21. North Carolina State University..
Cyntrica, 29. Graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a PhD in Computer Science. She is pictured with her father Rickey.
(L-R) Aisha, Tiara and Erica. Saint Louis University.
Chasitie. Tavis Smiley School of Communications, Texas Southern University. B.A. in Radio/TV/Film
Garvin, 4 1/2. Pictured with his parents. Garvin was promoted to Kindergarten..
Jamilah. Graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey with a Masters Degree in Global Affairs with a concentration in Global Business and International Economics. She is pictured with her son Ilyas.
(L-R) Aja Casey – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology / Jennifer Gray – B.A. in Mathematics / Ashlee Barnes – B.A. in Psychology and B.A. in Criminal Justice / Jennifer Slaughter – B.A. in Communications / Samantha Brown – B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science. All ladies graduated from Michigan State University..
Amanda & Raven. Graduated from Catherine McAuley High School in Brooklyn. Amanda will be attending Buffalo State College in the Fall & Raven will be attending Hofstra University..
Johntaá, 18. Graduated from Mullins High School. He is pictured with his niece Ariel.
Shanele, 22. Graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice. She is pictured with her parents.
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CONGRATZ TO ALL!!! whoot!@ the criminal justices degrees …
Congratulations all. Much success in the future. Your careers begin today!!
One Love, Peace.
Aaliyah
Congrats to all!!!
Ahhhh Class of 2008 Is The Best Class Ever To Graduate Cant Wait To See Saint Pete High And Gibbs Graduates Up There!!
awww congrats!!!!!
Woop Woop for black scholars graduating! Where are the black males graduating? I know some of yall gotta be reading this blog. Big ups to the MSU alum, I’ll be joining you in a year
aww i love graduation pic. post more…congrats everybody.
THIS IS SO INSPIRING I ENJOY READING THIS I KNOW THESE PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF THEMSELVES I HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT CHASITIE SHE’S IN SCHOOL IN MY HOMETOWN…TAVIS SMILEY HAS REALLY DONE THINGS HERE FOR HIS SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS…
congrats to all of them! moments like that get stuck in memory
Congrats to all the 2008 grads.
You better do it Aisha, Tiara and Erica. I SEE YOU SLU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES of 2008! And the MAN wants us to believe that African Americans don’t excel in higher education! GTFOH!
Good luck in your future endeavors and keep the DREAM alive!
Peace and soul grease!
BIP UPS to ALLLL THE GRADUATES YOUNG AND OLD!
from c/o 2007 BFA HONORS GRAD at UW-Milwaukee!!
Congrats! YOU GUYS LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
hahaha… i know Chasitie… SHE’S GORGEOUS!
seen her on campus… almost a delta or something…
GO TEXAS SOUTHERN…. .
The first girl has on shoes that are too large, but hey… Congrats to everyone!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL U GUYS LOOK GREAT!
Angel I really enjoy how you surprise us with your site always. I really enjoy this post and congratulations to them all. Way to show positive light on black people. I’m sure you have my grad pic in your mailbox now.
How does that one boy who is 18 have niece that old?
CONGRATS TO ALL BEST WISHES!!!
Congrats to everyone! It’s so wonderful to see black people suceeding! Go head SLU girls! STL baby!
Congrats to the class of 2008.
Y’all Go!!!
Awwwwww Love congrats to all the grads best wishes and best of luck ahead.
Congrads!!
Im glad to see so many black scholars graduating from school thats whats up! I cant wait till I graduate June 16 its going down!
Who care if her shoes are too large. at least her life is on the right track! you go girl and the reason her shoes look like that is because her feet have slide down to the front of the shoe! Who cares how they look they graduated. Not many people can say that or do that!
BIG UPS TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY!!!( my school) im a sophmore …and i know ashlee barnes…she coo people…the rest of them girls i havent seen around campus…(i would like too
lol
but congrats yall!
Congrats!!!!!
All RIGHT get it yall meet that American dream. CONGRATS!
Much respect to the sister with the PhD in Computer Science! It’s a rarity to see black folks in the IT world, but they are out there, I worked with several at my last job…..
Her future should be set!!!
This is inspiring….some day…I will go back and finish!
Congrats to all 2008 graduates…..
ANGEL THIS IS A GREAT POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s not often that our community bigs up graduates and people accomplishing major things in their lives….This is absolutely inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the grads…Keep pushing!
Oooh I cant wait for my time congrats c/o 08
Congrats to all the graduates!!!!
From Montreal,Canada.
Congratulations to all of the graduates!!! This is very inspiring and beautiful to see other African-Americans graduating from college. I wish them all the best of luck!!!
I have to give you props for doing this Angel cause those pics are beautiful.
All those beautiful, educated black folks, I hope you all have a chance to change the world.
Congrats #13 from another native of Miltown. This reminds me I gotta go to the Union and get my sister some stuff, lol. Celebrate hard but carry an umbrella…ella…ella….eh…eh…
Were are the fellas? I’m thinking:
1. They don’t come here often, if at all.
2. Haven’t graduated yet
3. Aren’t seeking higher education
I am so happy for everyone, I know how hard it is to finish. Congrats to all the graduates!!! Sadly, these pictures remind me that over 80% of black college students are women. I ‘m not sure what this means for the future of the black family when the vast majority of black people deciding to go to college are black women.
Could you guys please post something on the plight of young black men in America in the near future? Maybe Mr. Dakar could find something.
Lovely post! Big Congrats to all the BEAUTIFUL BLACK GRADUATES! I will be on that same stage on August 9th with my Bachelor’s! I wish everyone much continued success in all their endeavors!
Stacy
this is really a great post abd it makes me proud! you guys are to be congratulated!
also @#14 – her shoes aren’t too big. she graduated in North Carolina where it’s 100 degrees. Her foot is just sliding around in the shoes – they slide even farther than usual in open-toed shoes. but with all that GRADUATING going on, who cares? There’s one in every post right guys?
and yes i would love to see more of the guys too!
I luv seeing this… especially the “lil promotion.”
Congrats to you all!
Congrats to the grads. HEY Maryland!!! Glad to see College Park on the map. I’ll be there in 2 years!
Meka 2010
I like to give a shout out to my peps……..Pookie and Ray Ray……who will be graduating after they finish summer school…….congrats to all y’all
Not a “brotha” in sight except for lil man graduating from high school *sigh*
Yeah!!!! Everyone looks wonderful! I am happy for and proud of all of them (especially the cutie pie moving on to first grade)! Go Green! Go White! I am a proud MSU Alum ’03– you ladies look fabulous!!!!!
w00t w00t
congrats all
I mean seriously this is fantastic ^_^
Great post. I hope my son follows my lead.
So many of my brothers and sisters doing big things. Congrats, all!
Congratulations Everyone! I do wish there were more guys though. Good luck to all you ladies. The world can be challenging sometimes as a black woman.
Congrats to everybody. Getting through high school is just as important as college these days. I
All these beautiful, intelligent BLACK people doin the dayum thang! Congrats to all! Way to keep it positive Angel!
This is only the first batch y’all. I’m sure some of the CL guys will send more in. I’m working on batch 2 right now to put up later on tomorrow..
Oh and there is a guy in this mix, Johntaá! Congrats to him!
This is a very lovely post!! it is such a shame there aren’t any brothas representin yet… give em a moment ya ll I know they out there Cant wait til I can submit my photo Spring 2010 shall soon arrive!!!
Congrats to my girls for graduating from State!!!!! It’s allll about that Green & White!!!!!!!
Congratulations, graduates!!
Garvin is such a cutie pie.
I see ya Cyntrica!!!
29 with a PhD…
I’m right behind ya sista!
Congrats to everyone! Nice to see positivity. Everyone looks smashin!
congrats class of 2008
Congrats to all !!!!
Congrats especially Dirty South!!!!!
This is so beautiful, I see my people shining like a star. Go head yall, I am so proud to see people of color going into careers that matter. I love it. Thank you.
Congrats to all of the graduates! I can’t wait to see more pictures! Thanks, CL.