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More Than 1,200 Graduates Expected; Equal Justice Initiative Founder to Receive Honorary Doctor of Laws (BALTIMORE – April 8, 2026) — Bryan Stevenson, one of the nation’s most influential voices on criminal justice reform and human rights, will deliver the keynote address at Morgan State University’s 149th Spring Commencement, university officials announced. Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), will also receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his decades-long fight for justice, equity, and human dignity. The undergraduate ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. inside W.A.C. Hughes…