Oprah Winfrey delivered a rousing speech to the class of 2020 during Facebook's #Graduation2020 livestream event
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“The deepest self-care is at once caring for the human family. And we see this so clearly with essential workers,” she said. “Look who turns out to be essential: teachers, your teachers, healthcare workers, the people stocking grocery shelves, the cashiers, truck drivers, food providers, those who are caring for your grandparents, those who are cleaning where we work and shop and carry out our daily lives.
The TV personality added, “We are all here because they, at great and profound risk, are still providing their essential service.” Winfrey asked the graduating class what their essential service would be, saying, “What really matters to you? The fact that you’re alive means you’ve been given a reprieve to think deeply about that question.
With the coronavirus shutting down schools across the country for the foreseeable future, Facebook has stepped forward to provide an online graduation event, streaming Friday, that will see famous faces such as Winfrey,
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