Strangers surprise DC student with elaborate graduation ceremony

When WUSA9's Impact team learned that a pandemic upended her long-awaited graduation, we sprung into action with a surprise that left her speechless.

WASHINGTON — Faith over fear is the simple mantra that kept Jekiya McCray going for years when she struggled to catch her breath.

Life seemed like a constant uphill climb. A mountain, she couldn't quite scale. She was bullied at school and lost loved ones lost to violence. Every day she faced new challenges.

But McCray persevered and is now the first in her family to attend college.

And when WUSA9's Impact team learned that a pandemic upended her long-awaited graduation, we sprung into action with a surprise that left her speechless.

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