Katelyn Thompson- University of Florida grads who were rushed off stage get an official apology

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/07/us/university-of-florida-black-graduates-rushed-off-stage-trnd/index.html

On Saturday afternoon, University of Florida had their school graduation ceremony and as many students went on stage some were rushed in an unorthodox manner. A number of African- American students were called up to receive their diplomas, as usual, some even did a little dance to celebrate the end of their education and marking a new start. However, those who delayed slightly were immediately forced off the stage by a faculty member. Mackintosh Joachin, a current student, shared that, "these have paid more (than) $40,000 in tuition and if they want to dance for 4 secs then it's their prerogative." The videos he posted and more became popular and later that Saturday the University tweeted that they are proud of every one of the achievements of every single one of their graduates and regrets that any celebration of the day may have been diminished by those monitoring a graduation ceremony. Nafeesah Attah, a student rushed off stage, said that her little dance was a symbolic gesture and a tribute to her sorority. Evidence as to why these students were rushed off after spending a little time on stage was suggested race. Prior, there were white students who did back flips, took selfies, and did a spin on stage and were forced off.
This article was written by Andrea Diaz at CNN.
College is a long, expensive, sleep depriving experience. When the finish line is so close I would understand why a few students would be giddy and dance a little, even take a selfie for memory. I don't understand why only a few students were rushed off when they would take the extra 2 seconds and some weren't. Granted, there may have been some outside variables at play, but the way that the university immediately apologized, did not fight back or try to justify it was a good call.
This article relates to the Institute for Colored Youth, the first higher education institute for African- Americans. The article shows how far colleges have come to accepting black people and how much further they need to go