Did you guess by the headline? Rachel Jeantel, the girl who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot and killed has graduated from high school! No, seriously, she did.

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Despite the overwhelming stress she went through, Jeantel kept her promise to Martin and earned her high school diploma, saying “I did it. The witness who didn’t know how to speak English knows how to speak English through the 12th grade now. I never quit.” source

 
Jeantel, 19, was heavily scrutinized by social media over her attitude, appearance, and manner of speech.