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vwilliams.jpgMay is graduation month, and I’ll be shuttling back and forth from NYC to DC to celebrate these joyous occasions with friends and family. Friday, a dear family friend graduated from Marshall University’s med school, Saturday, one of my best friends graduated from Howard’s Law School, and next weekend my brother-in-law snags his MBA from Georgetown. And, although I won’t be attending her graduation, we all know that Vanessa Williams finally graduates from Syracuse University sometime this month. It got me thinking — what black celebs got their degrees pre-fame? Below is a representative sample.

Regina Hall — MA, NYUSanaa Lathan — BA, UC Berkeley; MFA, YaleSpike Lee — BA, Morehouse; MFA, NYUWanda Sykes — BA, Hampton UniversityDenzel Washington — BA, Fordham UniversityForest Whitaker — BA, University of Southern CaliforniaGabrielle Union — BA, UCLAHill Harper — BA, Brown University; JD, Harvard University; MPA, Harvard UniversityKerry Washington — BA, George Washington UniversityRashida Jones — BA, Harvard UniversityAngela Bassett — BA, Yale; MFA Yale and Courtney B. Vance — BA, Harvard; MFA YaleJohn Legend — BA, University of PennsylvaniaAmerie — BA, Georgetown UniversityDavid Alan Grier — BA, University of Michigan; MFA, YaleDavid Banner– BA, Southern University

May 12, 2008 · posted by Lauren Williams, Stereohyped · Link · 10 Responses
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    Comments (10)

    No. 1 · summer

    um, hey hill harper, how you doin’?

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:08 pm
    No. 2 · Jaime

    ^^^ I totally agree!

    I’m so proud of all our graduates!

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:36 pm
    No. 3 · The Cruel Secretary

    Co-sign about the grads, Jaime. Yay for us!

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 12:44 pm
    No. 4 · Neenee

    I did not know David Banner had a degree! Guess you cant judge a book by its cover. Or statements in his case!!

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 1:03 pm
    No. 5 · AG

    Thanks for the shout out sis!

    AG

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 1:24 pm
    No. 6 · Chic Noir

    Neenee, I read somewhere that David Banner was working on a MA too.

    I love Harper Hill. John Legend graduated high school at 16. Ryan Leslie also graduated high school at 16. Ryan Leslie is a graduate of Harvard.

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 3:34 pm
    No. 7 · graygirl

    Add to the list actor Ntare Mwine (who played probation officer Maurice Deveraux on FX’s “The Riches” this past season as well as a roll in the film “Blood Diamond” and writing/directing and staring in the play and film “Biro”). He got a B.A fromthe University of Virginia and an MFA from NYU.

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 4:37 pm
    No. 8 · daria at GBW

    what summer said. ;)

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 8:11 pm
    No. 9 · daria of GBW

    According to Wikipedia, he’s single. Shot gun!

    Posted: May 12, 2008 at 10:51 pm
    No. 10 · Alisha

    I’d like to add that David Banner aka Lavell Crump was the Student Government Association president at Southern University. One of the best student administrations yet. Go Jags!

    Posted: May 13, 2008 at 2:35 pm
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