After coma, this Texas student didn't know lupus ran in her family. Now she graduated college
Lupus, a lifelong condition, is more common among Black women than white women, and it’s more pronounced in younger ages. Aiyana Jones, a 22-year-old student from Texas, has graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. The ceremony was interrupted by clapping as the university president and everyone else in the auditorium spotted Jones in a wheelchair. Jones graduated with a biology degree and a Spanish minor.
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The footage from the ceremony quieted from routine clapping for the graduates crossing the stage at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans as the university president and everyone else in the auditorium spotted Aiyana Jones arriving in a wheelchair.
The crowd at the historically Black Catholic university's Convocation Center rose to its feet for the 22-year-old graduating with a biology degree and a Spanish minor.
Topik: Academia, Texas