Photos: 2015 Morehouse College commencement

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Photos: 2015 Morehouse College commencement

A graduate stands and applauds as graduates receive their diplomas during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Graduates receive their diplomas during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Graduates receive their diplomas during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick delivers the commencement address during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick approaches the podium to deliver the commencement address during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

People watch valedictorian Jerek Sharrod Brown speak during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse valedictorian Jerek Sharrod Brown speaks during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse graduates listen as valedictorian Jerek Sharrod Brown speaks during the 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse graduates listen as valedictorian Jerek Sharrod Brown speaks during the 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse graduates stand and applaud as valedictorian Jerek Sharrod Brown speaks during the 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse alumni hold hats in the air during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse graduates clap during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. speaks during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. speaks during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

People sing The Star Spangled Banner during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A tassel hangs from a graduate's cap during Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A photo of Morehouse College student John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Jr., who was killed in a car crash this year, sits by his grandmother Mary J. Harris, right, and his father, John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Sr., partially seen, during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Sr., left, receives a photo of his son John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Jr., along side his mother Mary J. Harris, center, during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Jr., who was set to graduate this year, was killed in a car crash earlier this year. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Light shines on the photos, John Benjamin Daniel Harris, Jr., right, and an unidentified student, left, who died before they were to graduate at Morehouse College, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Jeff Reese, center top, takes a photo of graduates as they make their way on Century Campus before Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

People watch as graduates make their way on Century Campus before Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Dr. Samuel Livingston takes a photo of graduates walking before Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse College graduates walk in between alumni before Morehouse's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse College graduates line up before the 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse College graduates line up before the 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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A graduate stands and applauds as graduates receive their diplomas during Morehouse College's 131st commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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