PHOTOS: Morehouse College holds 141st commencement ceremony

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PHOTOS: Morehouse College holds 141st commencement ceremony

Morehouse College honored Dennis T. Hubert, an 18-year-old student, who was lynched nearly a century ago by a group of white men in 1930 in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh neighborhood. ‘We remember the son who should have become a man here,’ said the college’s president.

Iman Phelmon El-Amin (second from the left) receives an honorary degree from Morehouse College for his late uncle, Dennis T. Hubert, a Morehouse student who was lynched by a white mob in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood in 1930, during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A family member holds a photo of a graduate during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Faculty members lead the procession at the beginning of Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Family members cheer for their graduate during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A family member wears a headband as they watch the graduate enter the ceremony during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A family member wears a headband as they watch the graduate enter the ceremony during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A family member wears a headband as they watch the graduate enter the ceremony during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

A graduate signals a heart to family members as he enters the ceremony during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Family members cheer for their graduate during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

An alumnus records with his cellphone at the beginning of Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Crowds started moving out of the ceremony due to a thunderstorm in the area, and the ceremony was moved indoors at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Family members cover themselves with umbrellas as rain starts to fall during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Rev. Hardy Spurgeon Bennings III rings the bell at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Graduates cover from the rain as they walk to the Martin Luther King International Chapel to continue the ceremony indoors at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A family member holds a photo of a graduate during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

A graduate reacts to family members as he enters the ceremony during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A graduate adjusts his robe at the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Family members holds pictures during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Graduates cover from the rain as they walk to the Martin Luther King International Chapel to continue the ceremony indoors at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Graduates cover from the rain as they walk to the Martin Luther King International Chapel to continue the ceremony indoors at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Valedictorian Colin Taylor Royal reacts as he is recognized during Morehouse College's 141 Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Valedictorian Colin Taylor Royal gets recognition from Morehouse President Davis Anthony Thomas during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Theologian, philosopher, and activist keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West delivered his remarks at Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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With a passionate speech, Dr. Cornel West, a theologian, philosopher, and activist, delivered the keynote speech at Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A Morehouse College graduate as he enters the stage with his degree during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A Morehouse College student says his name before getting his diploma during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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A Morehouse College student says his name before getting his diploma during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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The procession of the African drummers marks the beginning of Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Graduates leave the ceremony as it moves indoors due to thunderstorms in the area during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Morehouse President Davis Anthony Thomas is recognized with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Graduates and their families walk into the Martin Luther King International Chapel due to thunderstorms in the area during Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Dr. Cornel West, a theologian, philosopher, and activist, was recognized with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Dr. Cornel West, a theologian, philosopher, and activist, smiles as he is recognized with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Graduates stand up as they prepare to receive their diplomas during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025.(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Graduates helped each other don hoods at Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Graduates are seen protecting themselves from the rain during Morehouse College's 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Graduates and their families walk into the Martin Luther King International Chapel due to thunderstorms in the area during Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
(Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Morehouse President Davis Anthony Thomas proudly shows his diploma after receiving the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during Morehouse College’s 141st Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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Iman Phelmon El-Amin (second from the left) receives an honorary degree from Morehouse College for his late uncle, Dennis T. Hubert, a Morehouse student who was lynched by a white mob in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood in 1930, during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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