Local News At Concord Academy, a sudden change in commencement speakers raises questions Porsha Olayiwola, Boston's poet laureate, was initially asked to speak at Concord Academy's commencement ceremony. She says "politics" led to the announcement of a different speaker. Porsha Olayiwola, Boston's poet laureate, in 2021. Suzanne Kreiter/Boston Globe In early March, Concord Academy announced that Porsha Olayiwola, poet laureate for the city of Boston, would be the school’s 2024 commencement speaker. But about one month later the prestigious private school announced a new choice for speaker, reportedly catching Olayiwola off guard. School officials say the decision was made because...