President Joe Biden tried to appeal to Black voters by invoking the memory of George Floyd during his commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, but some students were seen silently protesting.
Biden was the commencement speaker for the Class of 2024 at the historically black private all-men’s college in Atlanta. The president was discussing the impact of COVID-19 on graduating students, as many students were unable to have a traditional high school graduation, but also noted that the death of George Floyd marked the beginning of a four-year period. added. (Related: ‘Very Alert’: Strategists break down major red flags for Democrats in latest polls)
“You started attending college around the time that George Floyd was being murdered and racial cleansing was happening. No wonder, the democracy you hear about is actually good for you. Democracy What is democracy if black men are being killed in the streets? Traces of broken promises that have left black communities behind, what is democracy? You have to be 10 times better than everyone else. Above all, as we’ve heard before, be a black man who loves his country, even if it doesn’t love him equally. What does that mean?” Biden said.
The president continued to talk about the death of his son, Beau Biden, who died in 2015 from a brain tumor, saying he made Biden promise to “stay involved” in Beau’s final days. As Biden spoke about how he stood by Floyd’s family and how his administration has helped “knock down doors” for Black communities, some students in the audience turned away from the president. was also seen.
One video showed a student in a black and blue graduation gown at the front of the stage pumping his fist in the air while turning his back on Biden during the president’s speech.
“Faith asks you to hold on to hope, move heaven and earth, and live out better days. That is my promise to you: Democracy, democracy, democracy is still the way. To show that if a black man is killed in the street, we testify. To me, that means calling out the poison of white supremacy and eradicating systemic racism. stood up on behalf of George Floyd’s family to create a country where no one ever has to have “that conversation” when their son or grandson is pulled over by a car. In exchange for a series of broken promises, we are investing more money than ever before in Black families and Black communities,” Biden said.
“We are connecting Black neighborhoods divided by old highways and decades of disinvestment where no one was thinking about their communities. They are at an all-time low in Black child poverty. Delivered checks and pockets to help reduce lead pipe removal across America so every child can drink clean water without fear of brain damage. No. We offer affordable high-speed internet so kids don’t have to ride in their parents’ cars to do their homework in the parking lot outside McDonald’s. Instead of forcing you to prove it, we break down the door and give you a 100x chance.”
Biden will invest an additional $16 billion in HBCUs on top of the $7 billion his administration has already committed to, as well as how he’s still providing student debt relief after the Supreme Court blocked his first attempt. We continued to discuss what was planned.
A new New York Times/Siena College poll released last week showed Biden in a direct tie with former President Donald Trump in key battleground states such as Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. It was shown that there is a possibility of losing in a showdown. It is also losing some key voting blocs. Young voters, Black voters, Hispanic people, according to The data shows that everyone wants fundamental changes, but many lack confidence in Biden’s ability to make those changes if he is re-elected.
According to the New York Times, polling data shows Trump could win more than 20% of black voters, the highest level for Republicans since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It is said to become.
Democrats are trying to send a warning to the Biden campaign as November approaches, but concerns like black voters and young people are focused on bigger issues like the economy, so issues like changing marijuana expiration dates are not enough. Some say it is not. New York Times White House correspondent Zoran Canno-Youngs told CNN on Friday that Black voters and many Americans across the country are more concerned about “grievances around affordability.”
