The Graduations: Jaaye (Law) and Ayo (MBA)
Kwaku, Isidra, Ayo, Jaaye, So, Jarim, and Ravi 5/2007
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We made it! Seeing this sign let me know it was real...our baby--er, youngest son--was going to graduate from Howard University School of Law, fulfilling a dream his grandfather once had.
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Oprah Winfrey received an honorary doctorate (Does this make her Jaaye's classmate?) She was the "Oratrix" (keynote speaker). I will post her comments on my podcast soon. I had to stand up on a chair to get these!
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Henry Louis Gates (AKA Skip Gates) noted historian from Harvard) also received
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It was so hot out there I came home 4 shades darker! Thanks to the tickets to the VIP section, I got some good shots.
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Oprah said she was really feeling Howard U and that she would be calling herself Doctor Oprah come Monday.
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Just to the left of Oprah you can see James E. Silcott, Howard U. trustee and mentor to Jaaye.
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Everybody was happy that day!
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There were so many folks out there, Kwaku and I were separated...but I finally found him with my long range zoom!
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After the pomp and circumstance we were parched and hungry. Thank goodness for the invitation to the refuge of the President's Luncheon, guests of this man here Trustee Silcott.
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Jaaye and his friend at the luncheon
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Grandmother chats up my sister Bunny.
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Jaaye with James Silcott, trustee, Howard U.
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Then it was on to the Law School Graduation at the Convention Center. That was the real deal.
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Catching Jaaye in the crowd.
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Aunt Paulette with Grandmother looking on. She really helped us pull everything together, housing relatives at her home, and keeping the cake in her fridge plus so many more intangibles. Thanks, Paulette!
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Jaaye's cousin Ashley Lynn and Courday. She attended Hampton with Jaaye and lives in Maryland.
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Ayo at the Law School Hooding Ceremony.
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After the cheers faded, we all took pictures in the lobby. Here is Jaaye with is Dad.
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And here is is with him Mom.
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And with the Grandmothers: My Mom, Wilhelmina Person and Kwaku's Mom Adele Mathias
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Jaaye with the 'rents.
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The Family and Friends
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Ashley and Courday
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Jaaye Person-Lynn, Esq.
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It's a cousin thang: Dianora , Alaina, Jaaye, Valerie (also a Hampton Grad) and Ross
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Dianora, Alaina and Jaaye
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Jaaye and his friend
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Alaina and Jaaye
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At the graduation party: The parents and the graduates: Isidra, Jaaye, Ayo and Kwaku
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Valerie Allen, cousin
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Alaina Hatcher
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Grandmother Adele
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Aunt Shari and Hashim El-Tinay
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Brother So Lynn
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Ashley and Courday
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Uncle Michael and Aunt Paulette
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Aje speaks about the importance of family
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Jaaye's "Big sister" from Hampton.
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The first day we met Starlette Joyce, the love of Ayo's life. She flew in from Detroit. Ayo met her in London.
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