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Mayor steps in after school's valedictorian blocked from giving speech

Name: Rochester mayor lets school's first black valedictorian give City Hall speech
Uploaded: 2018-07-06T15:58:14.000Z
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Description: After the University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men's first black valedictorian was blocked from giving a speech at the high school's graduation ceremony, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren stepped in to allow the graduate, Jaisaan Lovett, to speak at City Hall. The school's principal allegedly denied Lovett because of his participation in student protests.

After the University Preparatory Charter School For Young Men's first black valedictorian was blocked from giving a speech at the high school's graduation ceremony, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren stepped in to allow the graduate, Jaisaan Lovett, to speak at City Hall. The school's principal allegedly denied Lovett because of his participation in student protests.