PHOTOS: Morehouse College 2024 commencement

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PHOTOS: Morehouse College 2024 commencement

Amid the pomp and circumstance of Morehouse College's 2024 commencement was the president and protests.

President Joe Biden shakes hands with salutatorian Dwayne Allen Terrell II (left) at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Graduates help each other don hoods at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

President Joe Biden points at alumni at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A graduate wears a keffiyeh and faces away from President Joe Biden in protest of the war in Gaza at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Assistant Professor Taura Taylor raises her fist in protest of the Gaza war at the Morehouse commencement ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Morehouse junior student Daxon Pettus is seen reflecting during a march against President Joe Biden’s visit, who is the main speaker for Morehouse College’s 140th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

President Joe Biden is seen at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A graduate wears a keffiyeh at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

President Joe Biden speaks at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College as Assistant Professor Taura Taylor raises her fist in protest of the Gaza war in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Valedictorian DeAngelo Jeremiah Fletcher speaks at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Adria Welcher, with a Palestine flag sash around her neck, receives an honor at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A graduate wears a crown on his graduation cap at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Alumni wave hats at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Graduates walk into the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Alumni walk into the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

A pro-Palestinian protester chants along with dozens of protester as they stand on Joseph E. Lowery Blvd outside Morehouse College as they protest against President Joe Biden’s visit, who is the main speaker for Morehouse College’s 140th
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A man carries a Palestine flag as Pro-Palestinian protestors march on Joseph E Lowery Blvd across the street from Morehouse College as President Joe Biden speaks during the 140th commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Morehouse alumni Basheer Jones, a 2006 graduate, speaks during a Pro-Palestinian protest on Joseph E Lowery Blvd across the street from Morehouse College as President Joe Biden speaks during the 140th commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)

A Morehouse professor who chose to not attend commencement speaks during a Pro-Palestinian protest on Joseph E Lowery Blvd across the street from Morehouse College as President Joe Biden speaks during the 140th commencement ceremony, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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President Joe Biden shakes hands with salutatorian Dwayne Allen Terrell II (left) at the commencement ceremony at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, May 19, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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