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James Talarico gives commencement address at Paul Quinn College

Published May 2, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:28

This place is rooted in faith, in service, and in love. Today, I want to invite all of you to live out of those roots. When this school fell on hard times, God sent a … Dr. Michael Sorrell transformed this college into one of the best HBCUs. … And sparked a revolution in higher education in the process. I'm reminded of the words of scripture. The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone in this new world. (02:28–02:47)

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“90% of baby boomers went on to earn more money than their parents. For millennials like me, it's 50%, and for gen Z it's even lower.”
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“Black Texans have 10 times less wealth and are half as likely to own a home.”
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“Young people pay more than their fair share of income taxes, but someone like Elon Musk can get away without paying a penny.”
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“The top 1% owning more wealth than the entire middle class. That's economic corruption.”
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“Paul Quinn was not started by politicians. It was built by black preachers holding classes in church basements and living rooms just seven…”
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“For 154 years, Quinites have been guided by a deep moral commitment to all of God's children, regardless of their skin color or their zip…”
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“This current cost of living crisis is the culmination of 50 years of trickle down economics.”
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“Young people can't afford to buy a home, but Jeff Bezos has 12.”
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“Historians have identified four [spiritual awakenings in America].”
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“In the 1730s, America's first great awakening shook the religious establishment.”
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“In the early 1800s, the second great awakening gave birth to the abolitionist movement and the fight for women's rights.”
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“In the late 1800s, the Third Great Awakening produced the social gospel, which inspired the labor movement and the New Deal.”
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“In the 1960s, the Fourth Great Awakening gave us the civil rights movement, liberation theology, and the Great Society.”
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“Harvard researchers began one of the longest studies on human life ever conducted [during the Great Depression].”
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“Eighty years, thousands of participants [were involved in the Harvard study].”
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“The key to happiness wasn't income. It wasn't fame. It wasn't status. It was relationships.”
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“An Amazon worker died while working in one of Amazon's warehouses.”
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“Management told the other workers, just turn around and don't look. Get back to work.”
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“The old world is dying, and a new one is struggling to be born.”
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