18-year-old Ahmed Muhammad has inspired, led and motivated his fellow classmates at Oakland Technical High School on countless occasions over their four years together. And on Saturday, he brought it all home with an uplifting, empowering commencement speech as he addressed the class of 2021 as his school’s first ever Black male valedictorian.
Oakland police officers have been disciplined following the deployment of tear gas and other less-than-lethal projectiles at last summer's George Floyd protests, KTVU has learned.
A year after Oakland police deployed tear gas and projectiles on protesters following a youth rally for George Floyd, officials have not disclosed whether officers acted within policy.
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Harris to the Class of 2021: ‘You have the strength to get through anything’
Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday applauded members of the Class of 2021 on their perseverance in earning their high school diplomas during the coronavirus pandemic, which upended classrooms and shuttered a number of extracurricular activities such as sports.
“You now know, that you have what it takes to get through pretty much anything. So when you come up against an obstacle, when you experience a setback and you will, we all do remember the resilience that you showed this past year. The determination. Remember, that you have the strength to get through anything,” Harris said during “Graduation 2021: A CNN Special Event” that aired Sunday night. “You do not have to get through anything alone. You are not alone. We are all in this together and when we look out for one another, everybody is better off.”