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According to the AJC, a White House official has absolutely confirmed that President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at all-male Morehouse College in Atlanta this spring.
Graduation is slated for May 19, 2013, and Obama will be following in the footsteps of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he addresses the 2013 class of the historically Black college.
The White House noted that Morehouse was selected because it is “one of the nation’s leading historical black colleges and universities (and) is among the best and brightest institutions of higher education in the country. Known for its high standard for excellence in learning and social consciousness, Morehouse is home to a long list of notable alumni that spans the last three centuries.
Just a few years back, FLOTUS Michelle Obama hit Atlanta soil to deliver a commencement speech to the women of Spelman College, the female HBCU sister college of Morehouse.
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This is not the first time the President will deliver a commencement speech, in fact, he’s spoken at a handful of college and university commencement ceremonies around the country, including at one of the military service academies.
Just last year, Obama spoke at the all-female Barnard College in New York.
Obama also visited the Atlanta area just last week to visit the younger end of the educational spectrum: a pre-kindergarten class in Decatur.
It will be interesting to see what message the President will bring to the 2013 graduating class of Morehouse College.
Being that he’s faced his own set of challenges as the nation’s first Black president, what issues do you think President Obama should address during his speech?
The POUS will tell the Morehouse Men remember their traditions and their history and to continue to create history and oh yeah make that $!
Well go ahead Mr. Obama…..this is such an honor for the men of Morehouse….
Probably that there arent any jobs for them when they graduate? Perhaps that the ss tax cuts have expired and that they will pay more in taxes…maybe that the so called free healthcare is a complete joke because if they dont have it they will be penalized at the end of the year by our good friends at the irs. Maybe that gas is exptected to peak at 410 by April. Ijs
Hopefully none of the graduates will dress in drag at the ceremony…
I betchu they will show out and act a fool all because POTUS said he support gay marriage. They will take it to mean he supports drag queens and foolishness.
He would have been better off going to Spellman where the women have their ish together. Moorehouse fell off big time!
Do I need to look into an HBCU for Grad school?!? Cause the speakers alone these schools have…Spelman had Oprah, Morehouse gets Obama…all I had for that fool Tavis smiley who could not stop speaking at my graduation for undergrad, sheesh! He was putting us all to sleep!
LOL! HBCUs are good choices. Just make sure that it is the right HBCU. HBCUs, just like non-HBCUS, are not created equal. Howard is a great choice for grad school.
my son will be graduating on may 19th what a honor first to say i have a Morehouse Man and the president is going to give the commencement speech for his graduation. Proud Parent!!
Lisa monique,
Do you anticipate having an extra ticket?
I want to attend this ceremony so bad. This will be and amazing commencement.
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