#BlackGirlMagic: Chicago twins were named co-valedictorians of their high school.
Two Arkansas teens made history by becoming their school district’s first-ever Black female valedictorian and salutatorian.
#BlackExcellence: Kellin McGowan became the first Black student in St. Thomas High School's history to be named valedictorian.
A Louisiana high school prevented its valedictorian from graduating because he refused to shave off his facial hair. The school district said it has a longstanding ban on male facial hair. But it was not enforced during the school year.
