A noted attorney and an award-winning journalist will serve as commencement speakers for the nearly 500 students graduating from Morehouse College May 15.

Charles Ogletree, a professor at Harvard Law School and founder of the school's institute for race and justice, and Gwen Ifill, a veteran journalist and Washington insider, will also receive honorary degrees.

The ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. on the college's Century Campus.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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