The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa will host its eighth annual ‘Black Graduation’ primarily for ‘Black American/African American/African/Black Diaspora students.’ ‘This year our theme is ‘Black Royalty’ to celebrate the excellence that our black graduates, students, & community members lead with,’ the UH Mānoa Alice Ball Black Grad Instagram posted.
“Black Graduation” will soon be returning to a public university in Mānoa, Hawaii.
On May 10, the Black Student Association at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) will host its eighth annual Black Graduation primarily for graduating “Black American/African American/African/Black Diaspora students” at Kuykendall Hall.
Graduate awards will also be gifted to black students, including a “Black Excellence award,” among other honors.
UHM recognizes Black Graduation as a celebration in remembrance of Alice Ball, the first black woman to obtain a master’s degree from the university in 1915.
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