Students at Morehouse School of Medicine Join Wave of HBCU Protests of GOP-Backed Commencement Speakers

Students at Morehouse School of Medicine join wave of HBCU protests of GOP-backed commencement speakers

Graduating students at the Morehouse School of Medicine are protesting the selection of a GOP-alum from speaking at their commencement.

Nah, We Good: Morehouse Medical Students Protest Republican Commencement Speaker Rep. Rich McCormick

Source: Tom Williams / Getty Not another HBCU having a South Carolina State University moment… According to reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), students at Morehouse School of Medicine are pushing back hard against the school’s decision to have U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick deliver the commencement address at this year’s graduation ceremony, continuing a longstanding debate over politics, representation, and the mission of one of Am…

Morehouse medical students protest Donald Trump-supporting graduation speaker

Another HBCU student body is protesting a commencement speaker. The Morehouse School of Medicine administration is facing pushback from students over the institution’s decision to select U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, a Georgia Republican, to deliver the graduation address. School leaders announced McCormick, an alum, would speak at the May 16 ceremony, framing the invitation as a “homecoming, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. However, s…