College staff in Southern California are busy organizing upcoming graduation ceremonies based on racial and ethnic identity. But two months ago the Trump administration said these graduation ceremonies are illegal. And staff are not taking that declaration lightly. Adolfo Guzman-Lopez from LAist has this story.

College staff in Southern California are busy organizing upcoming graduation ceremonies based on racial and ethnic identity. But two months ago the Trump administration said these graduation ceremonies are illegal. And staff are not taking that declaration lightly. Adolfo Guzman-Lopez from LAist has this story.

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