Morehouse College releases statement after President Joe Biden commencement speech

Following President Joe Biden’s commencement speech Sunday morning, Morehouse College has released a statement via their social media accounts. The statement comes after some students and faculty members engaged in peaceful and silent protests and the conferring of an honorary degree for Biden.

Morehouse College President Dr. David Thomas also commended how the graduates of Morehouse handled themselves during the ceremony in his closing remarks. “I want to congratulate you and some of you wore signs of your allegiances and feelings, but you did so in a dignified way. You did so in a way that made clear your stances, but did not reach to dehumanize or demonize. Those are the two forces that, as Morehouse men, you must stand against because they are the forces that move us away from seeing the humanity in others.”