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Pharrell Gives Empowering Commencement Speech For NYU

In academic news, Pharrell Williams was given an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from New York University this week. While that's a major accomplishment for Skateboard P, what got everyone really talking was his commencement speech, during which he extolled the benefits of empowering women and gender equality. “Imagine the possibilities when we remove imbalance from the ether because it’s unbalanced right now,” he told the graduates. “Imagine the possibilities when women are not held back. Your generation is unraveling deeply entrenched laws, principals, and misguided values that have held women back for far too long, and therefore, have held us all back, the human race. The world that you live in will be a lot better for it.” You better say that, Pharrell! We already knew that he was a genius level musician, but now we know for sure he's an all-around great guy too. #DrSkateboardP

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