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Of world famous musicians, but very few of them are women. Why . Who better to ask than i guess today, angelique kidjo, who has been hailed as africas premier diva, known for the passion in her voice and herfierce determination to help african girls fulfil their potential. Three decades ago she had to leave her continent to become an international star. How much has africa and its music scene changed between then and now . Angelique kidjo, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me here. You are one of africas biggest female stars, and that brings with it a real sense of responsibility, bein...

[applause] vp pence thank you all. Father jenkins, board of trustees, distinguished members of the faculty, my fellow honorees, guests, grandparents, parents, family, and friends gathered here, all who have come from near and far to share a special moment. And congratulations to a generation of promise, the university of notre dame class of 2017. We are proud of you all. [applause] vp pence you know, for this son of indiana, it is great to be back home again. [applause] vp pence but i have to tell you, its deeply humbling for me to participate in the 172nd commencement here at the university o...

[applause] vp pence thank you all. Father jenkins, board of trustees, distinguished members of the faculty, my fellow honorees, guests, grandparents, parents, family, and friends gathered here, all who have come from near and far to share a special moment. And congratulations to a generation of promise, the university of notre dame class of 2017. We are proud of you all. [applause] vp pence you know, for this son of indiana, it is great to be back home again. [applause] vp pence but i have to tell you, its deeply humbling for me to participate in the 172nd commencement here at the university o...

To thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history in your lives, i want to thank you for allowing me to be a small part of this extraordinary community. I want to congratulate the graduates, and i want to thank everyone who helped to make this possible and when i say everyone, it took so many people to make this day possible. I want to thank the parents and the grandparents, and the family members. I want to thank everyone from the incredible president and astounding provost, all the way up to those people who cleaned floors and manicured lawns and served food to contribute ...

At 7 00 a. M. Wednesday morning. Join the discussion. Over the next two hours on cspan, commencement addresses from around the country with cory booker, mike pence, illinois senator Tammy Duckworth, former president till clinton, former senator kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general just of dunford. We start with senator booker, who spoke to graduates at the Commencement Ceremony at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia. Sen. Booker thank you very much. It is incredible to be here and i want to thank you all for inviting me to be a part of this day of history...