But what made commencement extra special for Alford was that her 3-year-old son Julian joined her on stage and gave his mom her master's hood – a moment caught on camera and which Alford shared ...

“When I took my 3-year-old son Julian onstage to see my master’s hooding, I did not realize Dean Jamal would ask if he wanted to help hood me,” the mom said Danielle Jennings is a Writer ...