Portland State University Multicultural Graduation Keynote (Video & Text)

Last month, I had the honor and privilege of being the keynote speaker for Portland State University’s 2016 Multicultural Graduation. The video of the speech can be found above. Here’s the original text:

It’s a great honor to be speaking with you – not only because I’m addressing a graduating class that has the potential to shape the future, but because I am specifically talking to THE group whose achievements all others will be measured against in terms of justice.

You see, your class is u...