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.

President Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt

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President Biden’s Federal Reserve Nominees Sworn In to Board of Governors

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White House Official Reaffirms Commitment to Help Los Angeles Confront its Homelessness Crisis

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Vice President Kamala Harris and The Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective Host Historic Event Celebrating The 50th Anniversary Of Hip-Hop

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Celebration Presented by the Recording Academy's Black Music Collective and Vice President Kamala Harris at Vice President's Residence on September 09, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brian Stukes/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

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Los Angeles Approves Funding for Tenant Protections and Affordable Housing

Los Angeles City Councilwomen with Mayor Karen Bass at City Hall for International Women's Day

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