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Walter M. Kimbrough Profile picture
@HipHopPrez
May 11, 2021 • 20 tweets • 23 min read • Read on X
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THREAD: Excited for commencement this week, and realized (1) how much I missed be in person last year and (2) this will be my 17th commencement as president (DAG!) So I'm going to share some pics from each of the past 16 commencements.
First commencement. @PhilanderSmith 2005. ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2006. @PhilanderSmith ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2007. @PhilanderSmith ImageImageImage
Commencement 2008. @PhilanderSmith . The late Earl Graves and 2 year old Lydia Kimbrough on stage! ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2009. @PhilanderSmith . Special moment when trustee Dr. Freddye Davy '53, a Dillard alumna, gave a diploma to her granddaughter, Toni Witherspoon '09. ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2010. @PhilanderSmith . @TJMShow in the house. We gave an honorary degree to Harry Roberson '50, one of the most dedicated Philanderians who passed about a year ago. He always sent us fruit during Christmas, even when we moved to NOLA. ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2011. @PhilanderSmith .This class really epitomized the renaissance for PSC. Ph.Ds, lawyers, public policy wonks, and educators came out of this class. ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2012. My last one at @PhilanderSmith . I became an alum with an honorary degree! @Jeffsnation closed out my time at PSC... ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2013. My first at @du1869 . We didn't have a real rain plan in previous years so this was the first time the Lakefront Arena was used. @Jeffsnation helped close out my first year at Dillard. ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2014. @du1869 . @MichelleObama .

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Commencement 2015. @du1869 . My first commencement on the Oaks as president and who better to be there than DENZEL! ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2016. @du1869 . My man @TerrenceJ had a GREAT speech. And we gave an honorary degree to Dillard legend @_GarrettMorris . ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2017. @du1869 . @JanelleMonae lit up the crowd. @Uluvchelle1 handed her daughter her degree on stage (Staff members whose kids graduate get to hand them their degrees- we have a couple like that for Saturday- ALWAYS a special moment). ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2018. @du1869 . @chancetherapper evokes MJ and Beyonce! Had a lot of fun with him and his team (and his dad)! ImageImageImageImage
Commencement 2019. @du1869 #DU150 A big sesquicentennial weekend with @MoreReginaHall as our guest speaker. We honored past DU presidents including @DrMichaelLomax . @mclyte was the MC for our gala that night. ImageImageImageImage
I just had to add in some pics of @MsPattiPatti since she shut down commencement weekend for #DU150! ImageImageImageImage
Conferral 2020. @du1869 . Coronavirus and COVID took out our commencement (heck, took our everyone's!)
But we have some SUPER creatives here at Dillard, and we had a first class virtual conferral event, with remarks from @rocsidiaz . ImageImageImageImage
I hope you'll join us virtually tomorrow as we'll be on the Oaks for commencement with our guest, @MichaelEaly ! Image
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“Lying requires no work and has no limits. It demands no proof.... Told often and emphatically enough, lies can overwhelm the truth...” Brian Rosenberg

Quick 🧵on this evolving lie... 1/ Image
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Since folks continue to speculate what's on this paper, I thought I should tell you. (Hint: nothing). A 🧵 1/ Image
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I’ve recently realized how often people cite Dr. Lomax “thanking” President Trump as proof that he was a consequential force in HBCU funding. A 🧵 about the thanks was nowhere near a ringing endorsement. 1/ ImageImage
People get the quote from this article where it says “Michael Lomax, president and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, thanked Trump and the thousands of advocates who lobbied Congress to support the bill.” 2/
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The UNCF press release provides full context. Before even mentioning Trump, Lomax clearly indicates bipartisan support PLUS pressure by HBCU alumni and advocates to get this done. If the President had placed this in his budget, this would not be needed (KEY POINT). 3/ Image
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I've had enough of people sharing this article which masquerades as journalism, and even more disappointed to see someone who should know better add to the foolishness. So here is a 🧵to make it make sense. 1/
Here is the @Newsweek article. Newsweek is wrong for posting this article on a number of fronts. First, it summarizes a few paragraphs of the original article by the Associated Press, and then pastes the rest of the @AP article. 2/
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