This edition: Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena, Yvette D. Clarke, Anthony D. Romero and more
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Original tape date: May 23, 2025. First aired: May 23, 2025.This episode presents 2024 keynote addresses by honorary degree recipients Rapper Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena at Lehman College and Philanthropist Carole A. Barham speaking on her and her husband Norman Barham’s behalf at Queens College; Judge Carlton W. Reeves speaking at Hunter College; U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke speaking at Medgar Evers College; Anthony D. Romero from American Civil Liberties Union speaking at Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership; Terra Firma National’s Executive Director Alan Shapiro speaking at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy; and student speakers Veronica Urenia of Bronx Community College and Elaine Suarez of City Tech.
Guest List
Carole A. Barham Philanthropist, Queens College
Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Lehman College
Yvette D. Clarke U.S. Representative, NY-9th District, United States Congress
Judge Carlton W. Reeves U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, Hunter College
Anthony D. Romero Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Alan Shapiro, MD, FAAP Senior Medical Director & Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Montefiore Medical Center, Chief Strategy Officer at Terra Firma National, Terra Firma National
Elaine Suarez Class of 2024 Valedictorian, New York City College of Technology
Veronica Urenia Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Bronx Community College
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