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‘Your Voices Should Be Heard’: Biden Affirms Gaza Protests During Morehouse Commencement

Several protesters were observed during the event, including some students who turned their backs to the president.
‘Your Voices Should Be Heard’: Biden Affirms Gaza Protests During Morehouse Commencement
President Joe Biden speaks at the Morehouse College Commencement in Atlanta on May 19, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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ATLANTA, Ga.—President Joe Biden addressed the commencement at Morehouse College in Atlanta on May 19, acknowledging the concerns expressed by graduates regarding the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza.

“I support peaceful nonviolent protest,” he told the graduates of the historically black, all-male college. “Your voices should be heard, and I promise you I hear them.”

T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.