President Biden is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, as protests continue to disrupt graduation ceremonies across the country.
Biden’s speech at a historically black college is an opportunity to shore up support among black voters, who have been sluggish in the run-up to the 2024 election. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden has been preparing his speech for several days with his senior advisers.
Jean-Pierre said the speech was “an opportunity to uplift future leaders and give an important message.”
Jean-Pierre added: “I can assure you that he has been working on these statements with his senior advisers over the last few days. He takes this very seriously.” “It’s going to have its moment, and I think we’re going to hear directly from the president about how he sees the future of this country and the future of the communities that they represent.”
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President Biden is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, as protests continue to disrupt graduation ceremonies across the country. (Hannah Baier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The launch comes days after Biden announced $16 billion in new funding for historically Black colleges and universities across the country. He mentioned Morehouse’s name in his remarks about the funding plan last week.
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“Morehouse was founded after the Civil War to help prepare formerly enslaved Black Americans to enter the ministry, receive an education, and lead them from slavery to freedom,” Biden said. “The founders of Morehouse understood something fundamental: education is tied to freedom, because being free means having something that no one can ever take away. Because it means that.”
President Biden will visit Morehouse College’s campus on Sunday. (Ilya Nouberge/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden’s appearance comes as anti-Israel protests hit campuses across the country. Morehouse itself has been hit by unrest. Opinions among students are divided regarding the appearance of Biden’s graduation ceremony. According to NPR, disgruntled students are reportedly trying to organize a silent protest during Biden’s speech in which students turn their backs on the president.
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“I think it’s a little insulting that Mr. Biden is railing against the Middle East when the star of our graduating class is Dr. King,” student DeAngelo Fletcher told the outlet. “It’s kind of insulting to bring him here, especially in an election year, to try to win over votes, especially young black people.”
Biden’s appearance at Morehouse comes as anti-Israel protests hit campuses across the country. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
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Hundreds of Morehouse alumni also signed a letter earlier this year asking the university to rescind its invitation to Biden. Students and faculty at the university have accused Biden of supporting Israel’s “genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during the war sparked by the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. .
