President Joe Biden Speaks at Morehouse College | Announces Record $16 Billion for HBCUs

President Joe Biden is presented with an Honorary Doctor of Laws after delivering the 2024 Morehouse College commencement address, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

President Biden Speaks at Morehouse College Commencement while in Atlanta, Georgia. The President also received an Honorary Doctorate from the prestigious, men’s college founded in 1867.

Earlier in the week, he met with the families that set the precedent for Brown 🆚 the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas on the 70th anniversary since the Supreme Court decision and the Little Rock Nine of Arkansas that represented the desegregation of public schools in the United States.

Los Angeles Receives Nearly $900 Million for Public Transportation Leading Up to 2028 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Chair Karen Bass, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla joined local leaders to highlight new transportation infrastructure funding. Leaders gathered outside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to highlight nearly $900 million in recent federal investments to LA Metro to improve mobility and upgrade transportation infrastructure ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As part of a larger investment in public transit, the Los Angeles region secured nearly $900 million in federal funding to expand the rail system [Read More…]