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Sparkle Graham, right, is recognized for her achievement during a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Mariah Middleton decorated her mortarboard graduate cap for a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Gradute Chamaine Brown, left, poses with friend Christolyn Wilson, next to Danielle McGinnis, Brown's mother and also a graduate, before a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Ke'Daryl Sentmore, 17, is a participant in the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) works program and attended a graduation of fellow students in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Keywanda Ashley, right, and Naomy Seiry Arzu Cruz show off their high school equivalency (HiSET) diplomas during a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), a New Orleans-based non-profit organization which received money from the NBA Foundation program in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Graduates line up for their high school equivalency (HiSET) diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), a non-profit organization which received money from the NBA Foundation program in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Ke'Daryl Sentmore, 17, right, is a participant in the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) works program along with Makhi Trumble, 16, center, and they both helped out with food at a graduation of fellow students including Darel Godinez Rodriguez, left, in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Skyy Stevenson dances to the music of the One Up Brass Band after receiving her high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma during a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) a non-profit organization in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Litzy Moreno helps her son, Liam Ayala, 2, with a bottle before receiving her high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma during a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. YEP is a New Orleans-based non-profit organization which received money from the NBA Foundation program. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Chamaine Brown holds her son, Kelzie Lewis, 3, before a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Keywanda Ashley, right, and Naomy Seiry Arzu Cruz, and Darwin Argueta, left, celebrate after receive their high school equivalency (HiSET) diplomas during a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) which received money from the NBA Foundation program in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Joshanda Smith decorated her mortarboard graduate cap for a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Sparkle Graham is recognized for her achievement during a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Shedreka Leblanc celebrating receiving a high school equivalency (HiSET) diploma at a graduation ceremony for the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in New Orleans, Thursday, June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)