Queen Latifah gave the keynote speech for N.C. A&T's commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Queen Latifah applauds after the university choir performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
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Queen Latifah shares a laugh with an N.C. A&T faculty member before giving the keynote speech during commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
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Elijah Belcher records video as Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Attendees laugh while Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Faculty members record video with their phones as Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Allison Lee Isley,Journal
Queen Latifah gives the keynote speech during N.C. A&T ’s Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
“Be delusional enough to call yourself something that the world hasn’t called you yet,” Latifa said. “Be brave enough to walk down that road that no one else can see but you."
