# @historicallyblacksince on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DX-aUSEDnbW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65271965-historicallyblacksince-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-05T23:19:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Historically Black Since- HBCU (@historicallyblacksince) — https://gondola.cc/historicallyblacksince

## Caption

🎓🦅Big shoutout to Grammy Award winning music producer, 9th Wonder 9thwonder , as he gets ready to walk the stage at NCCU this weekend. After a successful career in music and Professor, he is completing what he started 29 years ago. 

More of his story from his post caption states: 👇🏾

 “29 years later.

What a ride.  What a journey.
My career path has been the most bizarre and blessed ride ever.  I’ve made music.  I’ve taught at universities.  I’ve been around the NBA’s future.  I never saw any of it coming.

However this was, since I was a kid,  the first thing on my list.

To graduate college.

This Saturday,  after 26 years of dropping out of school to pursue a dream,  I finally get to walk across that stage,  at the school where I met friends, family, and even taught students.

North Carolina Central University.

It’s been a long time since I first stepped in Chidley Hall, 1st floor Annex, rm 106.  33 years ago to be exact.  As the saying goes….its never too late.

9thmadukes ,  I made it.  For real,  this time.

Congratulations to my students at dukeuniversity and wfuniversity,  and all the students at nccueagle , UPENN, ecsuvikings , harvard and the rocnation_school .  Your old professor will be joining you as a graduate this commencement season. 

God is Good.

Much Love,

Patrick Denard Douthit
Bachelor of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies
North Carolina Central University 
Class of 2026”

👉🏿SWIPE to learn a little more about him

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#hbcu #hbcugrad #blackexcellence #nccu

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