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YouTube Reschedules 2020 Graduation Event With Obamas, BTS, Beyoncé Due to George Floyd Memorial

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube’s star-studded pomp and circumstance will be streaming 24 hours later than originally scheduled.The video giant’s “Dear Class of 2020” — a four-plus-hour commencement event bringing together more than 70 celebrities, influencers, music artists including BTS and Beyoncé, and leaders including President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama — will now kick off on Sunday, June 7, at noon PT.YouTube rescheduled the event, previously set for this Saturday, in observance of a memorial service celebrating the life of George Floyd being held in Raeford, N.C., on June 6.

Floyd, who died at 46 on May 25 while in Minneapolis police custody, was born in North Carolina.“Dear Class of 2020” will mark the first time both.

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