President Joe Biden Is Headed To Morehouse To Deliver Commencement Speech & People Are Sharing Their Thoughts

This week, it was announced that President Joe Biden would be giving a speech during Morehouse College commencement and some people are expressing their disappointment in the decision. 

Biden is scheduled to appear before graduates on May 19th. However, some students and faculty members have expressed concern over him coming to speak to the class. Kendrick Brown, Morehouse College’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, stated in an email given to NBC News that he would call a virtual meeting on Thursday “to extend an opportunity for faculty with different perspectives on the selection of our Commencement speaker to ask questions and make comments.” However, Brown also stated, “Please know going into this conversation that the College does not plan to rescind its accepted invitation to President Biden.”

People online have also expressed disdain for Biden speaking with graduates, mainly due to concerns that his visit could be politically motivated. As the 2024 presidential election nears, a bid for the Black vote has seemingly been a priority for politicians. While there have been calls to protest, no campus organizations have announced concrete plans to do so. Still, it will be interesting to see how current and former students handle Biden’s presence.  

Biden is speaking at Morehouse commencement. Trynna get votes huh…NEGATIVE! pic.twitter.com/kqk4F4ToMh

— Lanza (@LeaOle_Prettyah) April 23, 2024

Biden is giving the commencement address at Morehouse College, but students couldn't care less:

"I don't see myself being there. At the end of the day, this is kind of like something that's on his political agenda to kind of maybe get more young Black voters." pic.twitter.com/JAbnf56dfE

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 23, 2024

biden speaking at morehouse on malcom x's birthday is so…

— سماح | 🧚🏾‍♀️support palestinians (@samah_fadil) April 23, 2024

Joe Biden better come ready to cancel Morehouse class of 2024's student loan debt and it's not optional. https://t.co/GyIUPC8rhP

— KING TAURUS🤴🏾 (@TevonBlair) April 22, 2024

Biden at Morehouse.👀
I get WHY he would want to do it. (The Black vote) but BABY!!!
You KNOW them children are going to protest, right?! You KNNNOOOOWWW they are going to call you out for Palestine, right?
And if you don’t, you don’t know your audience!
Protest is HBCU DNA! pic.twitter.com/WVX9L4BlVO

— blackbiird 🐦‍⬛ (@quietlionness) April 23, 2024

Just wondering if Joe Biden is going to tell Morehouse men they aren’t Black if they don’t vote for him 😅 https://t.co/NuXfZHegJN

— Chris L Butler ✍🏽 💎🍉 (@CLBpoetry) April 23, 2024

https://twitter.com/chantalalive/status/1782542151420719321

Joe Biden has no business speaking at Morehouse’s commencement ceremony. Election year brings out the stupid smh.

— P (@iPorshhh) April 23, 2024