Today, at this very moment, you all have the choice of who you want to be, not only as a person, but in life as well. As I look around, I can see by the looks on your faces that everyone here has a different dream and wants to go in different directions in life. I hope that each of you know that the road you take will have many different paths and shortcuts but no matter which ones you choose, follow your heart and don't let stereotypes, segregation, or discrimination stop you. People in life may try to hold you back, but it is your job to prove that you are in charge of your life and to express that the color of someone's skin doesn't make anyone less of a person. Let this day be full of joy, and allow yourself to aspire to be a famous inventor like Elija McCoy, or even an educator like Booker T. Washington., or to become a musician like Bert Williams or George Walker. For all of the ladies out there, look at Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license, or even Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to receive and oscar. Everyone, please allow yourself to accept that the sky is the limit. Go out and live life.
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