Biden’s upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture
7 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at a center of Black politics and culture. “This is a global catastrophe in Gaza, and Joe Biden coming to pander for our votes is political blackface,” said Morehouse sophomore Anwar Karim, who urged Thomas and school trustees to rescind Biden’s invitation. “On one hand, the institution has to be the stable object where we are today in the world.” But, he added, the university’s long-term purpose is to “support our students in going out to create a better world.” Blowback started even before Thomas publicly announced Biden was coming. “I think folks are excited” about Biden coming, said Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, citing a desire among students “to enjoy a commencement ceremony free of disruptions.” Whether Morehouse graduates or other students protest Biden or disrupt the ceremony remains to be seen.

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Associated Press  

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