'Graduate Together': Barack Obama tells class of 2020, 'This is your generation's world to shape'

Obama addressed graduates during 'Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020,' an hour-long special during which big-name celebrities came together to help homebound high schoolers celebrate their accomplishment.

an hour-long special during which big-name celebrities, like LeBron James, the Jonas Brothers and Bad Bunny,The 44th president acknowledged that graduating is already a big milestone especially given certain obstacles that some seniors have had to overcome – and that's not even counting a global pandemic.

He also noted that the milestone marks the beginning of a new stage of autonomy for many high schoolers, who now have more input in major decisions about their lives.

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