President Biden’s remarks about Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ fraternities created an awkward moment Monday at a White House event to celebrate Black History Month.
During a White House reception to celebrate the legacy of Black Americans, Mr. Biden noted that the presidents of the so-called Divine Nine were in attendance. The Divine Nine are the nine Black fraternities and sororities founded between 1906 and 1963 at HBCUs.
The president then noted that his administration is the first in history to host all nine presidents of the Divine Nine at a single event, adding that he created a permanent office for the Divine Nine at the White House. Mr. Biden also told the crowd that he kept his campaign promise to get the first Black female U.S. Supreme Court justice confirmed, which he did last year with Kentanji Brown Jackson.
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