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McBath and McClellan to Deliver Commencement Address at Virginia State University

Congresswoman Lucy McBath and Senator Jennifer McClellan will be the 2019 Spring commencement speakers at Virginia State University.

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McBath and McClellan will address graduates on Sunday, May 19 in the VSU Multipurpose Center. McClellan will deliver the commencement address at the 9 a.m. ceremony and  McBath will deliver the commencement address at the 2 p.m. ceremony.  

McBath graduated from VSU in 1982 with a degree in political science. After working for three decades as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines, she was pushed into activism after her 17-year-old son Jordan Davis was shot and killed.

McClellan was elected to the Senate of Virginia in January 2017 and currently serves on the Agriculture, Conservation & Natural Resources, Local Government, and Transportation Committees.

 

 

 

 

 

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