Student Tribune
MCC's Tokeya C. Graham to address the Class of 2019
Associate Professor Tokeya Graham, member of the MCC Class of 1996 and
sought-after speaker on race, literature, education and women's issues, will
deliver the Message to the Graduates at MCC's 2019 Commencement, Saturday
morning, June 1 at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial.
Associate Professor Graham came to MCC as an Alice H. Young Intern in the
English/Philosophy Department which led to her full-time hiring in 2008. In
addition to teaching, her service to the College has included membership on
several committees, including President's Expanded Cabinet, African American
Affinity Group, Diversity Council and the Creative Writing Committee. She also
serves as advisor to the Black Student Union at the Downtown Campus.
In the community, Tokeya is host of the Soulstainable Living Radio Show, on
WAYO LP 104.3 FM and WGMC Jazz 90.1 FM, a weekly talk radio/music program where
guests share personal testimony and discuss issues relevant to the Black
community. She also chairs the Girls' Literacy After School Program and the
Voices of Experience program for the Women's Foundation of Genesee Valley. She
is a member of the expert advisory panel of the Democrat & Chronicle's Time
to Educate project. She is a founder of We All Write and Charity ROCs.
In 2018, Tokeya received the Women's Foundation of Genesee Valley Leadership
Award, and was an ATHENA Awards Young Professional Finalist in 2017.
MCC's commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Blue Cross Arena
at the War Memorial. The ceremony will be streamed live via www.monroecc.edu.
#InspiringEveryDay #MCC2019
Kress, Anne
Office of the President
02/05/2019