Dear Class of 2020
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| executive_producer = Guy Carrington
Brian Cavallaro
Melanie Fletcher
Kim Gamble
David Jammy
Kristen Wong
| producer = Raj Kapoor
Meghan Kerns
Roisin Moloney
Augie Max Vargas
Vanessa Ashton
| location = Virtual
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| editor = Mike Polito
Buzz Chapman
James Collett
Chester Contaoi
Japeth Crawford
Josh Cregg
Sharon Everett
Enrique Gutierrez
Dan Morita
Dan Olsen
Tim Perniciaro
Tim Schultz
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|06|07}}
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Dear Class of 2020 was a 2020 online event streamed live on June 7, 2020 on YouTube. It was a virtual commencement event that features speeches and performances from prominent personalities aimed at graduating students of all levels whose actual ceremonies were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event also highlighted the George Floyd protest following the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, and the shooting of Breonna Taylor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/youtube-dear-class-of-2020-highlights-a4462366.html|title=YouTube's Dear Class of 2020 highlights: From Michelle Obama to Beyonce and BTS|first=Megan C.|last=Hills|date=June 9, 2020|website=Evening Standard|access-date=June 11, 2020}} Originally scheduled on June 6, the event was rescheduled the day after to avoid clashing with the memorial service for George Floyd held on that date in Raeford, North Carolina.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/barack-obama-michelle-obama-to-headline-youtubes-dear-class-of-2020-virtual-commencement-event-1202926308/|title=YouTube Reschedules Virtual Commencement Ceremony With The Obamas, Beyoncé Due To George Floyd Memorial Service – Watch|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 7, 2020|website=Deadline|access-date=June 11, 2020}}
Appearances
=Commencement speakers=
File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png|{{center|Singer
Beyoncé}}
File:Michelle Obama 2013 official portrait.jpg|{{center|Former First Lady of the United States
Michelle Obama}}
File:‘LG Q7 BTS 에디션’ 예약 판매 시작 (42773472410) (cropped).jpg|{{center|Boy band
BTS}}
|{{center|CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc.
Sundar Pichai}}
File:Condoleezza Rice cropped.jpg|{{center|Former United States Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice}}
File:Shinzō Abe and Malala Yousafzai (1) Cropped.jpg|{{center|Activist
Malala Yousafzai}}
File:Robert Gates, official DoD photo portrait, 2006.jpg|{{center|Former United States Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates}}
File:Lady Gaga interview 2016.jpg|{{center|Singer
Lady Gaga}}
File:President Barack Obama.jpg|{{center|Former President of the United States
Barack Obama}}
=YouTube creators=
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- Merrell Twins
- Mr. Kate
- AsapScience
- Mark Rober
- Unjaded Jade and Folkert
- The Try Guys
- Emma Chamberlain
- Jackie Aina
- Dude Perfect
- Nikkie de Jager
- Prajakta Koli
- Zane and Heath
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=Words of encouragement=
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- Alicia Keys
- Justin Timberlake
- Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith)
- Liza Koshy
- Shawn Mendes
- Taylor Swift
- Billie Eilish
- Bono
- Missy Elliott
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Colin Jost
- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
- La La Anthony
- Ray Allen
- Chris Cassidy
- Jenna Bush Hager
- John Green
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Stephen Colbert
- Jennifer Lopez
- Kerry Washington
- Ian Book
- Phoebe Robinson
- Michael B. Jordan
- D-Nice
- Antoni Porowski
- The cast of Euphoria
- Storm Reid
- Barbie Ferreira
- Angus Cloud
- Zendaya
- Jacob Elordi
- Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
- Bill and Melinda Gates
- Jack Black
- Hasan Minhaj
- Andy Cohen
- Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Martha Stewart
- Snoop Dogg
- Katelyn Ohashi
- Natalie Morales
- Lana Condor
- Tom Brady
- Russell Westbrook
- Michael Strahan
- Russell Wilson and Ciara
- Peyton Manning
- Billy Porter
- Camila Mendes
- John Mulaney
- Demi Lovato
- CNCO
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Courtney A. Kemp
- Rupi Kaur
- Seth Rogen
- Evan Goldberg
- J. J. Abrams
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Performers
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt12477304}}
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