"My goal was to graduate before I reached 100 years of age," he wrote. The 66-year-old's tweet exploded as the Twittersphere congratulated him on receiving his undergraduate degree in journalism from Georgia State University in Atlanta. My goal was to graduate before I reached 100 years of age. He'd also done some freelance reporting and has a news site, the Cobb County Courier , where he covers local news and county government, so he knew he wanted to go back to get his journalism degree. Johnson recognized folks can be discouraged if feel they've missed the opportunity of a college degree, and that there are limitations as people get older.

Source: CNN May 12, 2018 22:07 UTC