"I can’t throw something away that he worked so hard for me to achieve," Alem Hadzic said during his graduation speech Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...

When a loved one passes, we hope we do them justice by sending them off in the exact way they would have preferred. Without specific instructions, it’s so easy to second-guess yourself or have a ...

"I can't stand up here and pretend I want to be doing this speech right now," the teen said in his graduation speech -- wearing boots still muddy from burying his father hours earlier. A North Texas ...

Environmental activists, including renowned actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and representatives of indigenous communities paid a heartfelt tribute on Wednesday at the National Cathedral in Washington to the ...

When 18-year-old Alem Hadzic took the stage to deliver a speech at his recent high school graduation, the valedictorian told "Good Morning America" his arms were shaking, and his shoes were stained ...

Joe Biden offered condolences to the grieving family of George Floyd during a taped emotional address played at Floyd's funeral service on Tuesday, urging the country to use his death as a moment for ...