Asna Tabassum - USC's 2024 valedictorian who has publicly supported Palestinians - is speaking out after the university canceled her commencement speech, citing safety concerns.

Tabassum told Eyewitness News that she isn't buying the safety claim and said she wasn't provided specifics when she pressed university officials.
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"Almost a one-way conversation - and then the next day they came to me, they gave me a call and said 'It's unfortunate, but you don't get to speak,'" Tabassum recalled.

The biomedical engineering student, who will also graduate with a minor in resistance to genocide, said she's energized by the support she's received following the unprecedented move by USC. READ MORE: https://abc7.com/usc-valedictorian-as...