Terica Williams
FAMU Student To Finally Receive Degree After Viral “Nude” Photo Controversy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Don Juan Moore / Getty A young woman who took a photo after graduating from Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee will finally be conferred her master’s degree. Terica Williams graduated this spring, but when her creative graduation photos went viral—the university withheld her degree. The photo which showed Terica Williams appearing to be nude next to FAMU’s statue of its mascot, a rattlesnake, was supposed to represent her shedding her skin and moving into a new phase of her life. “What was unique about that photo was that I appeared to be nude and I had snakes coming out of my head,” Williams told NBC 6. However, shortly after the photo attracted extensive attention online—the university held her MS in Counselor Education diploma...
