{"id":2229113,"date":"2024-04-24T12:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:35:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:35:34","slug":"historically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Historically Black College Concerned About Biden Speech Amid Rising Campus Tensions Over Israel-Hamas Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhistorically-black-college-frets-biden-speech-as-campus-tensions-rise-over-israel-hamas-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2229113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Faculty members \u200dat Morehouse\u2063 College, an HBCU,\u2063 express concern over\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-mocked-trump-last-september-i-run-up-ramps-he-stumbles-down-ramps\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Mocked Trump Last September: \u2018I Run Up Ramps\u2019 He \u2018Stumbles Down Ramps\u2019\">commencement speech<\/a> amidst student \u200dprotests regarding \u2062the\u200b Israel-Hamas \u2064conflict. Kendrick\u2063 Brown, the college&#8217;s\u200d provost, addressed faculty worries in an\u200c email,\u2063 confirming that the \u2064invitation to\u2064 Biden for the 2024 commencement remains. Campus \u200bdiscussions\u200c and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-prof-argues-bipoc-is-not-inclusive-enough-for-people-of-color\/\" title=\"Law Prof Argues \u2018BIPOC\u2019 Is Not Inclusive Enough For People Of Color\">student engagement<\/a> are\u2062 planned around\u2062 Biden&#8217;s speech\u2064 on May 19.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Faculty members at Morehouse College, one of the country\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), are worried about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cornell-rejects-push-for-trigger-warnings-in-classrooms\/\" title=\"Cornell Rejects Push for Trigger Warnings in Classrooms\">planned commencement speech<\/a> by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> planned for next month amid student protests over the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>Kendrick Brown, the provost and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a> for academic affairs at the college in Georgia, wrote an email to staff that said he \u201creceived an inquiry from concerned faculty about rumors they were hearing about President Biden\u2019s selection as the 2024 Commencement speaker,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/biden-speak-morehouse-college-commencement-rcna148870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A virtual meeting was planned for Thursday \u201cto extend an opportunity for faculty with different perspectives on the selection of our Commencement speaker to ask questions and make comments,\u201d Brown wrote, adding that students \u201calso will engage\u201d with college President David Thomas. He concluded, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/23\/politics\/joe-biden-morehouse-college\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">per CNN<\/a>, \u201cPlease know going into this conversation that the College does not plan to rescind its accepted invitation to President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speech is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Morehouse\/status\/1782917316457488412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled<\/a> to happen on Sunday, May 19, on the college\u2019s Century Campus. It would come as Biden is running for another term in the White House and polls show that young, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT'S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">black voters<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-campaign-performs-damage-control-as-black-voters-break-away\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not as energized<\/a> about him as they were in 2020 and may be warming up to former President Donald Trump. Biden also has plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/branches\/army\/2024-04-23\/west-point-biden-commencement-cadets-army-13634051.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speak<\/a> at West Point\u2019s graduation on May 25.<\/p>\n<p>Morehouse students <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=19sfxl1eZWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who spoke with WXIA-TV<\/a>, an NBC affiliate in Atlanta, shared mixed reactions to the commencement speech plans. One sophomore reportedly told the news outlet that he does not support the president speaking at the college, citing the Biden administration\u2019s support of Israel amid its months-long fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. \u201cAt the end of the day, this is kind of like something that\u2019s on his political agenda to kind of maybe get more young, black voters,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/wireStory\/biden-speak-morehouse-commencement-election-year-spotlight-front-109536560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Associated Press<\/a>, Morehouse alumni circulated a letter that was critical of the decision to let the president speak, alluding to the U.S. stance in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The letter said Morehouse should \u201creconsider its attachment\u201d to Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., who attended the school and held the stance that \u201cwar is a hell that diminishes\u201d humanity, if it does not rescind its invitation to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel protests have sprung up on college campuses around the country, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/demand-a-refund-critics-slam-columbia-univ-as-anti-israel-protests-force-hybrid-classes-until-years-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a>, leading to arrests and suspensions. Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/22\/biden-condemns-anti-semitic-protests-and-absence-of-palestinian-empathy-too-00153709\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters on Monday that he condemns the \u201canti-Semitic protests.\u201d He added, \u201cI also condemn those who don\u2019t understand what\u2019s going on with the Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/26\/us\/politics\/biden-gaza-protesters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confronted<\/a> by protesters at past events in the months since Hamas launched deadly attacks on Israel on October 7 of last year. One rally was repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/biden-interrupted-protesters-dozen-campaign-rally-rcna135372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disrupted<\/a> by\u00a0 protesters in January. In March, pro-Palestinian demonstrators interrupted the president\u2019s remarks, leading Biden to say they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/26\/us\/politics\/biden-gaza-protesters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201chave a point.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714058291759000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1pS1lhhUFaDRJmQxTok4Sv\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>So far, the White House has not given any indication that Biden will skip the\u00a0commencement speech at Morehouse. His deputy press secretary, Andrew Bates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/23\/politics\/joe-biden-morehouse-college\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters on Tuesday that the \u201cpresident looks forward to speaking to graduates on their special day and thanking their parents, friends, and loved ones for all of their support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty at Morehouse College, a renowned HBCU, express concerns over President Biden&#8217;s upcoming commencement speech amid student protests on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Kendrick Brown, the provost of the college in Georgia, penned his worries as tensions rise on campus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2229114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147883925-e1713970740291.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2147883925-e1713970740291.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}