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Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 8:19 PM

40 Most Inspiring Commencement Speeches

By Jenisha Watts

In honor of the 40th anniversary of ESSENCE magazine, and President Obama's inspirational commencement address at Hampton University this past weekend, we present words of wisdom from 40 of our favorite speeches. Check out who made the list...

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Barack Obama listens to the national anthem during the Joplin High School Commencement Ceremony.

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