Trademarked for putting her best pump forward, Aixa Weekes holds fast to the value of making lasting impressions. Though her ever-evolving hairstyles evoke rock star, she carries the traditional mystic of an early Claire Huxtable, perfecting her grind with incomparable style while enjoying the occasional escape to The Vineyard.

This Weekes’ Best: Graduation Season

By Aixa Weekes May 18, 2009

IT’S GRADUATION SEASON!

Some of your favorite folks recently gave commencement speeches that gave encouragement and inspiration for those ready to soar.

I was down in ATL this past weekend celebrating my brother’s graduation at Morehouse College. Actress Cicely Tyson passionately recited Langston Hughes’ famous “Mother to Son” poem as Henry Louis Gates gave an excellent commencement speech, and Hank Aaron received an Honorary Degree.