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Principal refused to let valedictorian give graduation speech

When Rochester, New York, teen Jaisaan Lovett graduated last month as his high school's first black valedictorian, he prepared a speech — but he says the principal wouldn't let him give it. Then the mayor stepped in and wanted to hear what he had to say.
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