On Wednesday at the University Club, Soul of SF State hosted its first-ever “Soulful Celebration” in honor of Black master’s and doctoral graduating students. The celebration is meant to be the first of what the organization hopes to become an annual event. The purpose of the event was to create an “intentional and affirming space to honor the brilliance, resilience and scholarly excellence of our Black graduate students earning their Master’s of Arts and doctoral degrees in the class of 2025,” according to a speech Soul of SF State member Tachelle Herron Lane delivered at the event. “Commencements on campus kind of overshadow the graduate students, which is a smaller community on campus,” said Shanice Robinson, who holds a doctorate and is a founding member of the organization. “We wanted to make sure we curated a special place for them to be celebrated and not be overshadowed at the larger commencement.” ✍️: Gregory McCulloh (gerg_mc) 📸: Neal Wong (n.neeaall) #sfsu #sfstate #bla...