UC-Davis Holding ‘Inclusive’ ‘Black Graduation’ for Members of ‘African Diaspora’
“This graduation is different from the UC Davis colleges’ commencement, as it is a culturally relevant and inclusive ceremony celebrating the Black community.”
The academic left is doubling down on identity politics even though the country has largely rejected these ideas.
Campus Reform reports:
UC Davis to hold ‘inclusive’ ‘Black Graduation’ for members of ‘African diaspora’
A public university in California will soon hold a graduation ceremony for those who identify as a part of the “African diaspora.”
The University of California, Davis will commemorate the 40th Annual Black Graduation Recognition Ceremony on June 14 at the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
Organized by the Center for African Diaspora Student Success (CADSS), the ceremony provides a celebration distinct from the university’s traditional commencements.
“Black Graduation is an annual ceremony that commemorates graduating seniors at UC Davis who identify with the African diaspora,” an event description reads. “This graduation is different from the UC Davis colleges’ commencement, as it is a culturally relevant and inclusive ceremony celebrating the Black community.”
Attendees are encouraged to wear the West African Kente cloth. This year, the cloth will be provided free of charge to all participants.
According to its website, CADSS is “dedicated space for African Diaspora students to thrive academically, socially, and culturally.”
UC Davis will also host a variety of other identity-based graduation ceremonies, such as the Chicanx/Latinx Graduation Celebration, Southeast Asian Graduation, Pacific Islander Graduation and Lavender Graduation.
In an event description for the Lavender Graduation, UC Davis states that the LGBT ceremony is “not a substitute for UC Davis’s formal commencement ceremonies, but rather an additional opportunity to recognize and uplift the identities, journeys, and accomplishments of our graduating scholars.”
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“The academic left is doubling down on identity politics even though the country has largely rejected these ideas.”
We’re just not intelligent and educated enough to understand how fortunate we are to have these deities in our presence to enlighten us.
How many blacks who took real courses of study will be participating?
Take note employers and don’t hire anyone from this cesspool.
BTW: Who the hell is paying for all this. They’re a state school.
“This graduation is different from the UC Davis colleges’ commencement, as it is a culturally relevant and inclusive ceremony celebrating the Black community.”
I clipboarded this passage in preparation to posting a snark comment about “It’s just like the other one, but they will wear Kente scarves.” Then I saw the next sentence. Clown College is making a comeback, my friends,
“In an event description for the Lavender Graduation, UC Davis states that the LGBT ceremony is “not a substitute for UC Davis’s formal commencement ceremonies”
By 2027, a “Warrant for Arrest of Alien” will be a substitute for a UC Davis diploma.
Whites only ceremony ok ??
There is a very simple solution to this. If 100 UC Davis students who believe in school spirit and racial equality would be willing to go to the auditorium, pick up the free West African Kente cloth, and participate then the university event planners cannot stop them based upon their race. However, I bet that the 2026 event will never be held.
I think these ceremonies get cause and effect reversed. A student may need support during their undergraduate years. How is spending university resources on a racial exclusionary event after all classes are completed going to “uplift” or otherwise improve the student’s academic performance? Why not redirect the money and staff time toward providing student support or “how to study” events for incoming students?