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Congrats All Around! These Celebrity Kids Are Officially Graduates

Ludacris, Kandi Burruss and Eddie Murphy are some of celebrity parents that celebrated their kids' graduations.
By Jasmine Grant · Updated December 6, 2020

With so much going on in the world, its high time we give our people something to celebrate.

Celebrities like Ludacris, Kandi Burruss and Eddie Murphy were all smiles as they watched their young ones mature into adults by becoming graduates. Though 2020 grads weren’t to physically walk across the stage due to the coronavirus pandemic, that didn’t stop the ones they love from giving them their flowers and celebrating the hard work it took to achieve this milestone.

Scroll through the gallery to see the celebrity grads we’re celebrating this month.

01
Sheree Whitfield And Her Son Kairo
We’ve got a Morehouse grad in the house!
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
02
Ludacris And His Daughter Karma
The rapper couldn’t be more proud of his eldest daughter Karma who is officially a high school graduate. She has her sights set on Spelman College in the fall. Go girl!
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
03
Eddie Murphy And His Daughter Bella
Eddie Murphy and Nicole Murphy couldn’t be prouder of their new high school grad.
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
04
Kandi Burruss’s Daughter Riley
Riley, who will be heading to New York University in the fall, celebrated her high school graduation with her family at home.
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
05
Emmitt Smith And His Son EJ
The former NFL player celebrated his son EJ”s graduation from high school. Next stop – Stanford University!
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
Emmitt Smith
06
Storm Reid
The Euphoria star graduated high school a year early. Though her graduation celebration didn’t pan out how she envisioned, the young actress is “immensely proud” of herself for this tremendous milestone.
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
07
Skai Jackson
Our girl is all grown up! The childhood actress recently received her high school diploma.
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
08
Toni Braxton’s Son Denim
The singer’s oldest son is officially a high school graduate, heading to GSU in the fall.
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
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09
Jhené Aiko’s Daughter Namiko
The singer’s baby girl is officially a middle schooler!
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
10
LeBron and Savannah James’s Daughter Zhuri
Little miss Zhuri is taking her talents to Kindergarten. Yes, queen!
These Celebrity Parents Celebrated Their Kids’ Graduations
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