# @historicallyblacksince on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTY78s5Dqu4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/40761848-historicallyblacksince-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-11T23:56:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Historically Black Since- HBCU (@historicallyblacksince) — https://gondola.cc/historicallyblacksince

## Caption

🔥Checkout these Rihanna inspired graduation photos from Elizabeth City State University alum tiyanasymone . She initially graduated a few years ago, but waited to find the right team to help bring her photoshoot vision to reality.

Read more of her story below:

“I’ve always wanted more than just traditional graduation pictures so I didn’t rush to take these back in 2022. This concept was a supernatural download from heaven back in 2023, and I waited years for the right team to help me bring it to life✨. I almost gave up on this concept so many times from all the no’s but God gave me the motivation to execute the vision. Huge inspo for this shoot from badgalriri (tag her 😌).

Being a creative has opened so many doors for me, and college became the place where my ideas, my purpose, and my faith aligned. Here are just a few of the opportunities God placed in my path while at ECSU:

• Amazon Prime Student Campus Influencer
• PrettyLittleThing Student Ambassador
• HBCU Culture Shop Ambassador
• Tones of Melanin Ambassador
• Nordstrom Ambassador Program
• Shein Campus Ambassador
•Featured on cheetos & fubu 
•Featured on yrushoes & corereader 
•Featured on dailyadvance & historicallyblacksince 
• Admin Assistant – Career Services 
• Wellness Center / Athletics Coordinator 
• Truist Financial Services — Enterprise Mortgage & Marketing Intern 
• Knobbs Creek Recreation Center Intern 
• CEEP Fellow 

From a divine idea → to a bold reality.
From creativity → to impact.
From student → to graduate. 🎓🖤

Special thanks to-

Creative director: tiyanasymone 
Photographer: joelonaisphotography 
Retoucher/editor: be_uhmused 
Hair: _.queen._ti 
Makeup: _.queen.ti_makeup 
Inspo: badgalriri 

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#hbcu #hbcugrad #blackexcellence #ecsu #blackgirlmagic #rihanna

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