JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) \u2014 A Jacksonvile high school graduation moment has struck a cord far beyond the classroom, and now one family\u2019s celebration has gone viral \u2014 not just for a diploma, but for what it represents.<\/p>\n
For Antonio Brown, the tears were for more than graduation day, they were about witnessing his nephew, Tyon Newsome, become the first male in the family to ever earn a high school diploma.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy nephew, the first boy, man, first man, on my mama and dad, to walk across the stage,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, people don\u2019t finish school and stuff, so I didn\u2019t want to end up how they ended up,\u201d said Newsome.<\/p>\n
Many have called Newsome\u2019s efforts a powerful example of breaking generational barriers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of followers out here, and all the followers getting left, they\u2019re getting followed to the grave and to the jail yard,\u201d said Brown. \u201cWe got to make sure they complete the mission, you know. That\u2019s our goal. We got to make sure they finish and do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
For the family, that walk across the stage marked the beginning of a new legacy.<\/p>\n
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