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Africans do it better: Hilarious video shows how black people celebrate graduation

Published 11 Apr 2018

by Maryn Blignaut

1 min read

Graduation is a big deal, not everyone can say they completed a higher education qualification. So, it is obvious it would be an event that is highly celebrated by the pupils and their families.

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But, there is a difference in how various cultures celebrate the big day. Taking to Twitter, radio host Spitch Nzawumbi shared an hilarious video on how important graduation is to Africans.

"When we say Graduations will always be a big thing to us Black People, we mean this...", he captioned the post.

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The video generated a lot of responses from Black Twitter, who shared their own stories of how important graduation is to their families.

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Source: Briefly News

Authors:

Maryn Blignaut (Editor in Chief) Maryn Blignaut is the Editor-in-Chief at Briefly News, with nine years of experience in digital journalism. She holds a BA in Communication Science from the University of South Africa (2016) and specialises in digital storytelling and feature writing. She has completed advanced professional training in media and innovation, including the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course, multiple Google News Initiative programmes, Thomson Reuters AI Adoption Training, and the WAN-IFRA Women in News leadership programme. For enquiries, contact maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za

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