Officials at Spelman College announced Thursday that Oprah Winfrey will deliver the commencement speech in May.
The media mogul will speak to approximately 550 graduates at the Georgia International Convention Center on May 20. Students got the opportunity to hear First Lady Michelle Obama speak at last year’s ceremony.
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Winfrey received an honorary degree from Spelman in 1993 and will receive the college’s National Community Service Award at this year’s graduation.
Earlier this week, director Lee Daniels (Precious) confirmed that Winfrey has been cast in The Butler, a film centered around a Black man (Eugene Allen) who worked as a butler in the White House, from 1952 to 1986.
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Butler, also starring Forest Whitaker, will begin shooting in New Orleans in July.