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=

=Words of encouragement=

Performers

Notes

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References

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