# @nbcnewyork on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@nbcnewyork/video/7647951831498247437
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66301820-nbcnewyork-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6476960f92.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-05T16:39:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC New York (@nbcnewyork) — https://gondola.cc/nbcnewyork

## Caption

She told them to speak out. Then she was shut off.  A North Carolina high school valedictorian’s graduation speech went viral after she was muted while urging her peers to speak out for those “struggling and suffering to be heard.” Leen Hijaz said on TikTok that her comments were unplanned and that the school had withheld her diploma due to her speech. The school has since delivered her diploma. #graduation2026 #speech #northcarolina

## Stats

- **Views:** 22,400
- **Likes:** 1,419
- **Shares:** 29
- **Comments:** 21

## Tags

speech, graduation2026, northcarolina

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