Facebook And Instagram Celebrates Class Of 2020 With Oprah Winfrey

Facebook is stepping up in a huge way to help the graduating class of 2020. On May 15th Facebook will broadcast #Graduation2020 which will include Oprah Winfrey!!

Yes! Oprah will give the commencement speech during the #Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate The Class of 2020 ceremony. There will be a musical performance by Miley Cyrus plus Simone Biles along with Lil Nas X, Awkwafina, Jennifer Garner will also be speaking.

The ceremony will include graduating classes from high schools and colleges across the country. Facebook will stream the entire event at Facebook Watch which kicks off at 11am PT/2pm ET. Instagram will have the highlights of the ceremony on the @Instagram account.

Graduating students will also hear messages from principals and deans from across the country. The ceremony will acknowledge schools and universities by name, state by state. They will include photos and videos of the graduating class of 2020.

Facebook created a graduation hub and custom filters for graduates who want to host a virtual graduation party.

The social media giant said in a statement via their FB news page “This year’s graduation will be different than other years, and no doubt memorable because of it. We’re proud of our graduates for all they have achieved — congratulations to the Class of 2020!”

This will definitely be a graduation to remember and the fact Facebook put something in place is pretty cool. Having Oprah do the commencement speech for all graduating students across the country will be something they carry with them for the rest of their lives.

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