Biden delivers commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta
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Biden's upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture
By BILL BARROW and MATT BROWN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war when he speaks at Morehouse College’s commencement. Morehouse is a center of Black politics and culture. It’s also located in Atlanta, the largest city in