Morehouse alumni at odds over President Biden serving as commencement speaker
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Earlier this week, I was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s award winning journalist Ernie Suggs about the respectful debate that's emerged among Morehouse alumni about President Joe Biden being tapped to serve as this year's commencement speaker.
While many Morehouse Men support the president giving the speech, many others stand in strong opposition.
Suffice it to say that I fully support Mr. Biden speaking on campus next month, and I express my sincere hope that he uses the opportunity to engage in a deep dialogue about his past, present, and future record with respect to the Black Community—and his plans to help rebuild Gaza and facilitate a New Palestine.
Check out the full debate via the following Link
As a Morehouse Mom, I’m going to speak on the behalf of many 2024(2020) graduates and their parents/families 🎓… 🗣️ Don’t bring this BS onto our sons’ day of celebrating their academic achievements! Yes, I’m straddling this international issue and ready to go ballistic on this intrusion. When all has quieted down or is said and done with the happenings in these other countries…No-one from abroad will be marching and causing madness in their homelands about our Black American youth and our historic, continuing and current daily threats to surviving physically, mentally, spiritually and financially.
I like the discourse, however, one must understand the importance of the dialogue presented by the young ones. I am glad to see them engaged in the conversation about the state of politics. My personal opinion is one that simply states, you cannot straddle the fence on the war. POTUS must speak forcefully and unequivocally in reference to the need for a lasting solution.