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14 min ago | Examiner.com

President Obama delivers address to Morehouse grads

President Obama arrives in Atlanta on Saturday, May 18, 2013 to prepare for his commencement address at Morehouse College,11 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Augusta, GA, US Politics, Herman Cain, US News, Emory University

4 hrs ago | TheDailyBeast.com

A Tough Address for the President

It was a rough week for the president. IRS. Benghazi. The AP. Even the run-up to his graduation speech at Morehouse College turned into a fight.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, African-American

Fri May 17, 2013

National Public Radio

Obama U: What Graduation Speeches Say About The President

Compare that with four years ago, when he told Arizona State's graduating class that it was leaving college in times of "extraordinary difficulty." When he spoke to Naval Academy graduates in 2009, he highlighted their choice to serve in a time of war.

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Related Topix: Michigan, US News, State of the Union, Hampton University

Thu May 16, 2013

Patch.com

Countdown to President Obama's Morehouse College Visit and Commencement Address

President Barack Obama will grace the Morehouse College commencement stage on Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2013, in-front of thousands of hardworking graduating students and their families.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Spelman College

Wed May 15, 2013

Chronicle.com

Adjuncts May Be Shut Out of Obama's Speech at Morehouse

Usually, commencement exercises at Morehouse, like the 2002 ceremony above, don't require tickets and anyone can attend.

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The Afro American Newspaper

Rising Artist Lavi$h to Perform Live in D.C.

Lavi$h, one of the hottest rising hip-hop artists in the Washington, D.C.-Metropolitan area, will be performing live in the district for the first time in 2013.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

The Washington Post

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"The focus of Commencement weekend should be on the graduates, their families and the historic visit by the President of the United States," said Morehouse College President John S. Wilson in a statement.

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Related Topix: African-American, US Politics, US News

The Daily Caller

Obama packs his public schedule amid scandals

Washington is gripped by scandal, Congress is grappling with a mammoth immigration bill, Democrats are griping and President Barack Obama is groping for a fix.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Atlanta, GA, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Tue May 14, 2013

WFMY 2 Greensboro

Father, Son Go To College Together, Compete On Grades

This weekend will be a busy one for Dorian Joyner, Sr. Sunday morning, he will watch his oldest son graduate from Morehouse College.

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Black Voice News

Black Empowerment 'At Last' - " or Last?

When Beyonce Knowles sang the Etta James song "At Last" at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, the song could have had several meanings.

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Related Topix: African-American, US Politics, Blues, US News, Barack Obama, Etta James, Michelle Obama

Mon May 13, 2013

ABC7 KGO

San Francisco students to hear Obama's speech at Morehouse

Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Atlanta, GA

The Huffington Post

Linnie Frank Bailey: Washington Watch: Week 15

This week on the national scene -- the student loan crisis, and President Obama meets with two female heads-of-state. In the meantime, Emily's List launches a campaign for a woman president in America.

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Related Topix: United States Naval Academy, Atlanta, GA, US Politics, Representative Karen Bass, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Patch.com

Standout Scholar: Morehouse Senior from Lithonia Heading to Yale Divinity School

Reginald Wayne Sharpe Jr. of Lithonia, a Morehouse College senior, will be heading to Yale Divinity School after graduation.

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Related Topix: Lithonia, GA

Patch.com

Father, Son Among This Year's Morehouse Graduates

Father and son Dorian Joyner, Sr. and Dorian Joyner, Jr. are both graduating from Morehouse College this year.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Examiner.com

Our Heritage - Atlanta's Family History Conference May 18, 2013

"Our Heritage - Atlanta's Family History Conference" will be held on May 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Events, Atlanta, GA, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

Sat May 11, 2013

SILive.com

Tour of historic black colleges helps 80 Staten Island students broaden their horizons

Close to 80 students took advantage of the 2013 Historical Black Colleges and Universities Tour this year.

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Related Topix: Staten-Island, NY, New York, NY, us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, Tennessee State University, Alabama State University, Tuskegee University

Fri May 10, 2013

WSB-TV

Man sues Morehouse College after they say he never graduated

A man who said he graduated from Morehouse College more than 30 years ago is suing the school because the college said he never met graduation requirements.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

Thu May 09, 2013

Patch.com

Chick-fil-A Foundation Offering Need-Based Summer Day Camp at Morehouse College

Chick-fil-A Foundation and Fellowship of Christian Athletes are joining together to offer Power Camp 2013, a need-based day camp for young people ages 8-12 this summer at Morehouse College.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

"Witness To The Holocaust" Exhibit To Be In Trenton Beginning May 16

The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust in partnership with the Georgia Public Library Service is bringing the travelling exhibit "Witness to the Holocaust: WWII Veteran William Alexander Scott III at Buchenwald" to libraries throughout the state from May to November of 2013.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Atlanta, GA, University of Georgia, Sandy Springs, GA, Downtown (Atlanta, GA)

Tue May 07, 2013

KSOC-FM Dallas

ANALYSIS: 'A President for Everyone. Except Black People'; A Pastor's Message for Obama

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver a commencement address at Morehouse, a prominent Philadelphia minister who wrote a scathing critique of Obama now says he's been disinvited to speak at Morehouse one day before Obama is scheduled to speak on May 18.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Barack Obama, African-American