June 19, 2015
Hadiya Pendleton who was shot and killed Jan. 2013, was remembered and honored by her classmates, the King College Prep High School faculty and commencement speaker, First Lady Michelle Obama, during the school's graduation ceremony held June 9, 2015. Hadiya's parents, Cleo and Nathaniel Sr., and little brother, Nathaniel, Jr. were on hand to accepte her cap and gown and class ring.
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First Lady Michelle Obama to King High School Class of 2015: “You are the Ones Who Can Change the Narrative about Your Community”
First Lady Michelle Obama’s commencement address June 9, at Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep High School’s Class of 2015 graduation ceremony was inspiring, complimentary and honored Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot Jan. 2013 while spending time with her school mates in a Bronzeville Park near her home.