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Full speech | President Joe Biden's Morehouse College commencement address

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President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday.

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

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

  2. Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

  3. Newest

    Full speech | President Joe Biden's Morehouse College commencement address

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The president at the school's commencement Sunday will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — 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.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Biden team consulted prominent Morehouse alumni to craft commencement speech that’s expected to praise student voices (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of consultation with prominent Black public figures, President Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a commencement speech at Morehouse College that highlights triumph over adversity and the lasting impact of peaceful protest, according to peop…

  4. NPR

    Biden reaches out to Black Americans. He'll give commencement address at Morehouse (opens NPR)

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    President Biden is giving a commencement address at Morehouse College this weekend, but that speech has created some controversy. Morehouse is in the swing state of Georgia.

  5. NPR

    How Morehouse students are feeling about Biden's upcoming commencement address (opens NPR)

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    President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday. Students there have mixed opinions about welcoming the president.

  6. CNN

    Live updates: Biden to speak at Morehouse College graduation as campus watches for protests (opens CNN)

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    President Joe Biden is giving a commencement speech at Morehouse, one of the country's preeminent historically Black colleges, as pro-Palestinian protests continue on campuses across the US. Follow here for live news updates.

  7. Hot Air

  8. CNN

    Biden to deliver commencement at Morehouse College amid campus division over his presence (opens CNN)

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    President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Ham…

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other students across the country have been expressing …

  10. Breitbart News

    Students Turn Backs on Biden During Commencement Speech at MLK's Alma Mater (opens Breitbart News)

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    Some students turned their backs as President Joe Biden delivered a commencement speech Sunday at Morehouse College, a black men's liberal arts college in Georgia.

  11. Newsweek

    How to watch Joe Biden's Morehouse speech: Time, live stream and event info (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The president will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College on Sunday.

  12. NPR

    Biden will address the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College. Protests are expected (opens NPR)

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    President Biden makes an address today during commencement ceremonies at Morehouse College in Atlanta at a time when protests over his handling of the war in Gaza are rocking U.S. college campuses.

  13. NBC 6 South Florida

    Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta.

  14. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Biden speaks to Morehouse grads after season of campus unrest over Gaza (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    ATLANTA - Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue offering the U.S. president an election-year opportunity to address anger over his support for Israel

  15. Newsweek

    Biden gets praise at Morehouse speech as he loses Black support (opens Newsweek)

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    The president spoke at the 140th Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony on Sunday.

  16. New York Times

    Biden Draws on Themes of Manhood and Faith at Morehouse Commencement (opens New York Times)

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    The president’s appearance at the historically Black college in Atlanta drew some respectful but noticeable protest over U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza.

  17. Fox News

    Morehouse defends students, faculty who turned their backs during Biden speech: ‘We are proud’ (opens Fox News)

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    Morehouse College is praising its students after several graduates sat with their backs turned to President Biden as he delivered his commencement address at the school earlier Sunday.

  18. Herald Bulletin

    Biden delivering Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically Black, male-only institution in Atlanta. The speech on Sunday offers Biden an election-year appearance before a Black

  19. New York Post

    Several Morehouse College students turn their backs on Biden during commencement address (opens New York Post)

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    Multiple students at Morehouse College turned their backs on President Biden during his commencement address in Atlanta Sunday -- as support for the 81-year-old commander-in-chief among black voters plunges.

  20. Foxla

    Biden delivers Morehouse commencement address (opens Foxla)

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    “I support peaceful nonviolent protest," Biden told students, some who wore keffiyeh scarves around their shoulders. "Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them.”

  21. NBC News

    Biden to deliver Morehouse graduation speech amid concerns from faculty and students (opens NBC News)

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    President Joe Biden will deliver the Morehouse College commencement address Sunday, his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and a key opportunity for him to engage with a group of voters that data suggests is softening on him: young, Black men.

  22. Fox News

    Top moments from Biden's Morehouse commencement address (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden's address to Morehouse College saw some protesters in the audience, and Biden called for a cease-fire in Israel.

  23. Washington Examiner

    Biden invokes race in speech at Morehouse College graduation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Joe Biden spoke at the Morehouse College graduation ceremony on Sunday, discussing race, and the war in Gaza, among other matters.

  24. Insider

    Biden appears to clap after Morehouse grad calls for 'immediate and permanent cease-fire' in Gaza during commencement (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    In the lead-up to commencement at the historically Black men's college, many students were opposed to President Biden speaking at the ceremony.

  25. Fox News

    Biden to deliver Morehouse commencement address as protests disrupt graduations across the country (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, marking an opportunity to reach out to Black voters.

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