Biden trumpets Black Americans’ progress at Morehouse College

ATLANTA — President Biden delivered a commencement address devoid of major interruptions or protests at Morehouse College on Sunday, using the platform to reach out to the Black voters at a time when their enthusiasm for him has waned in recent polls.

A handful of students and faculty members at the ceremony turned their backs on Biden as he gave the keynote speech, a silent but direct rebuke of the president’s support of Israel’s war in Gaza during a spring that saw protests sweep across the country’s college campuses.