Barack Obama offers sage advice to 2020's 'Zoom University' graduates

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Barack Obama offers sage advice to 2020's 'Zoom University' graduates

Former President Barack Obama delivered a virtual commencement speech on Saturday for over 20,000 students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). And with the ongoing pandemic making for a very unpredictable time, he made sure to sprinkle in plenty of sage advice on how to continue forward.

The two-hour live streamed event, called "Show me Your Walk H.B.C.U. Edition" was sponsored by Chase and hosted by Kevin Hart. You can watch it in its entirety below, with Obama's speech appearing toward the end. (It's queued up.)

Throughout the speech, Obama called upon the graduates to help lead the way during what is a particularly scary time.  Read more...

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