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Rev. Al Sharpton to Deliver the Commencement Address at Dunbar High School

REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER THE COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL–AMERICA’S FIRST HIGH SCHOOL FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS

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REV. SHARPTON TO URGE STUDENTS TO SEIZE THE MOMENT & TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FUTURES

WHO:
Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network and MSNBC Host

WHAT:
Rev. Sharpton will deliver the Commencement Speech to the graduating class of 2012 at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School

WHERE:
Howard University, Cramton Auditorium
2400 6th St NW
Washington, DC 20059

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 – 10 a.m. to 12 Noon

Graduating seniors at Dunbar Senior High School are slated to receive words of wisdom from none other than the Rev. Al Sharpton at their commencement ceremony on Wednesday. Rev. Sharpton is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the 10 a.m. ceremony at Howard University’s Crampton Auditorium. It’s his second speech associated with Dunbar in the last two years: In August 2010, Sharpton organized speakers on Dunbar’s football field to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.