Baratunde Thurston Full Commencement Address - Sidwell Friends 2022
Channel: Baratunde Thurston
Date: 2023-06-10

Sidwell alum, writer, tv host, podcaster, and activist Baratunde Thurston delivers the commencement address at Sidwell Friends in June 2022. Baratunde Thurston used his time to roast and celebrate the school, students, and parents. He encourages the graduates to go outside, connect with nature, and invest in relationships with themselves, others, and the planet around them. In other words to "citizen" as a verb in the words of his podcast, How To Citizen. Throughout the speech, Thurston touches on various topics, including gun violence, fossil fuels, and the value of staying hydrated. He mocks generic commencement speech advice and offers practical tips for any graduate at any time. You don't need to have graduated from Sidwell, or graduated this year, or even graduated to get something from this speech.