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Celebrity children who graduated in the 2024 competition season
Ludacris’ daughter, Karma
This week, Ludacris shared a moment together with his proud dad Instagram celebrated his daughter Karma Bridges’ graduation from Spelman College. Captioning the post, “Make sure to add ‘SUMMA CUM LAUDE’ when you talk about MINES @karma.christine HONORS #prouddaddy,” the rapper gushed about his daughter, who hopes to pursue a profession in storytelling.
“I am extremely proud of her,” Ludacris said in a press release: in line with People magazine. “She is a multi-talented, beautiful young woman. Her passion for her craft is contagious… I wish her unlimited success and happiness.”
“I want to create films and film content that help shape and change the social and political landscape! Tell stories that matter and make you think,” added the Spelman graduate, sharing her postgraduate plans. “As I enter the next phase of my life, I plan to make a difference in my community by telling unique and authentic stories that speak to me and that I hope will one day inspire those who come after me.”
Nia Long’s son, Massai
On May 20, Nia Long traveled to New York to observe her eldest son, Massai Zhivago, receive his diploma from New York University. The actress gave fans a glimpse of the special moment by sharing several heartwarming photos of her and her son wearing a cap and gown on Instagram.
“Oh baby @massaidorsey I’m so proud of you! Let’s go get it! Congratulations! #classof2024 #nyugraduation #proudmama ♥️🎉” – she captioned her first post. Long later, she posted a photograph of herself and Massai hugging with the caption: “I’m so proud of us! I love you… my number 1!!!”
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Kandi Burruss’ daughter, Riley
Having grown up in front of the cameras of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA), Kandi Burruss’ daughter Riley Burruss is preparing to enter the real world. As a part of NYU’s graduating class of 2024, Riley Burruss earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Business. Although she is the first person in her family to earn a school degree, the graduate is following in the footsteps of her Grammy-winning mother. Burruss, in turn, devoted herself to her first-born daughter, posting loads of photos on social media over graduation weekend and throwing an extravagant star-studded graduation party.
“You finished what you began, you already know what I mean? Many people don’t do that. You began college and also you graduated… You did it,” said the “RHOA” star, praising her daughter in a speech at the event, per Way to go. “And (Riley) is not one in every of those those who I needed to call and inspect her all the time and say, ‘Did you do your homework?’ She did it herself… I’m pleased with you.
“I’ve been surrounded by music my whole life and I want to thank my mom, @kandi 🤎 for that. Always being around my mom and her music inspired me to pursue music studies, so being able to study music business has been an amazing journey! Over the past four years, I have truly fallen in love with college,” Riley Burruss further wrote Instagram. “As a first-generation college student, I am very proud of myself for making it to the finish line and staying on track to receive this degree.”
“This Is Us” star Niles Fitch
In addition to the graduation ceremony, the University of Southern California hosted a “This is Us” mini reunion. Even though the series will end in 2022, the family bond between the series’ solid goes beyond television. This week, as actor Niles Fitch, who played young Randall Pearson on the show, walked across the graduation stage, his TV dad Milo Ventimiglia and on-screen sister Hannah Zeile, who played Kate Pearson, introduced celebrity families in a special way, cheering on their exes castmate from the audience, in line with People magazine.