An Atlanta Netflix star shared the emotional moment her son graduated from college after years of struggle. Lori Hanford's 23-year-old son Sean graduated from Kennesaw State University in Georgia on December 19 with a degree in Entrepreneurship. She captioned the video of Sean's graduation 'black boy joy' and it quickly went viral with more than 200,000 likes on Instagram. Anytime Sean wanted to give up, his mother told the outlet he got a text from a pastor or even Steve Harvey himself, encouraging him to keep up the hard work. Hanford told WSB-TV reporters that she shared the now viral moment to show other young black men what can be accomplished.

Source: Daily Mail January 31, 2026 13:36 UTC