Photos: 2017 Morehouse College commencement

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Photos: 2017 Morehouse College commencement

CNN’s Van Jones delivered the keynote address at Morehouse College’s spring graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 21, 2017.

Morehouse College students celebrate during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. This year's ceremony was moved inside because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A longline forums as friends and family wait to enter the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel before the Morehouse College graduation ceremony Sunday, May 21, 2017. The ceremony was moved inside this year because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Nicholas Young and Nigel Ziyad talk outside the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel before the Morehouse College graduation ceremony started Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A drum troupe plays outside the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel before the Morehouse College graduation ceremony started Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College alumni hold up signs with the year they graduated as they enter the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel before the Morehouse College graduation ceremony Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College alumni Bert Thomas wears his 150-year anniversary hat as he enters the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel before the Morehouse College graduation ceremony Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College dignitaries and professors line the stage of the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel during the graduation ceremony on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. The ceremony was moved inside this year because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College students and professors take a moment to pray during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College Interim President Bill Taggart speaks during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017.
STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College Interim President Bill Taggart speaks during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017.
STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Friends and family cheer on the graduates during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College students celebrate during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. This year's ceremony was moved inside because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Commencement speaker Van Jones talks with Morehouse College professors during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Van Jones gives his commencement speech during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Morehouse College Interim President Bill Taggart (R) talks with commencement speaker Van Jones (L) during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Graduates leave the stage after receiving their diploma during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campos Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Friends and family cheer on the graduates during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Friends and family cheer on the graduates during the Morehouse College graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A full house packs the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel during the graduation ceremony on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. The ceremony was moved inside this year because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Morehouse College students celebrate during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. This year's ceremony was moved inside because of inclement weather. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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