Charlamagne Tha God receives honorary degree from his mother’s alma mater
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“The Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne Tha God recently made his mother proud (again) when he accepted an honorary doctorate from her alma mater, South Carolina State University on Friday, May 7. Not a bad accomplishment for the man who ended up going to night school to eventually earn his high school diploma. The New York Time’s bestselling author hit up Instagram and shared his crowning achievement.
“Thank you God for being the best knower and planner. Mother’s Day Weekend and My Mom just got to witness a man you can now call Dr. Lenard Larry Mckelvey give the commencement speech at her alma mater @scstate1896 you can call me Dr. Lenard, Dr. Charla, however you want to do it just know with this honorary doctorate you shall forever call me DOCTOR!!!!!!! Thank You South Carolina State for the honor!!! My mother is p
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Friday kicks off series of graduations across the state
VIDEO: Friday kicks off series of graduations across the state By Patrick Phillips | May 7, 2021 at 7:41 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 6:50 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Members of the Class of 2021 will be turning their tassels across South Carolina Friday.
Graduates are receiving four tickets, one for the graduate and the remaining three for guests. Graduates will sit in the stands with their guests for the ceremony.
The University of South Carolina will hold the first of its commencement ceremonies at Williams Brice Stadium at 6 p.m. Friday for graduates of the Darla Moore School of Business, the Arnold School of Public Health and the School of Music.
Leon Myers died on April 28th due to an illness. Author: Devin Johnson Updated: 9:36 PM EDT May 4, 2021
ORANGEBURG, S.C. South Carolina State University is still mourning the loss of a longtime professor Leon Myers. News 19 spoke with a longtime friend, who says Myers leaves behind a lasting legacy. I got a text message from one of my fraternity brothers, said Hamilton Grant. Shortly after that, I started getting more text messages.
It s was a text message Grant says he ll never forget. He is mourning the loss of his former South Carolina State University math professor and mentor, Leon Myers.
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On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard soldiers fired 67 shots into a crowd of student anti-war protesters at Kent State University, killing four and wounding 13 others, with one left paralyzed as a result of his injuries. Students had been protesting President Richard Nixon’s announcement that the U.S. had secretly been bombing neutral Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.