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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 32522" data-attributes="member: 158">BTS, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/kpop-bts-1st-grammy-nomination-1ab1174d2ca9a373dd3948974704d662" target="_blank">Grammy-nominated South Korean boy band</a>, will join President Joe Biden next week to talk about “Asian inclusion and representation” and to address hate crimes and discrimination against Asians, the White House announced Thursday.The musical group's White House visit next Tuesday follows <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-seoul-c7f2a78d5d6df97c6726d830150fee26" target="_blank">Biden's trip last week to South Korea</a>, a U.S. ally.Biden has been outspoken about being committed to combating a rise in <a href="https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-joe-biden-health-coronavirus-pandemic-race-and-ethnicity-d3a63408021a247ba764d40355ecbe2a" target="_blank">anti-Asian hate crimes</a>. Last year, the Democratic president <a href="https://apnews.com/article/crime-hate-crimes-bills-health-coronavirus-pandemic-98c62be02eb2537d78ca7a4c36530a18" target="_blank">signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act</a> into law.Biden and BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, also will discuss diversity and the K-pop group's platform as youth ambassadors.The band received its first Grammy nomination last year after releasing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg" target="_blank">the song “Dynamite”</a> as a gift to fans isolated by <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic" target="_blank">the coronavirus pandemic</a>.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2022/05/26/k-pop-band-bts-and-biden-to-meet-to-discuss-asian-inclusion/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 32522, member: 158"] BTS, the [URL='https://apnews.com/article/kpop-bts-1st-grammy-nomination-1ab1174d2ca9a373dd3948974704d662']Grammy-nominated South Korean boy band[/URL], will join President Joe Biden next week to talk about “Asian inclusion and representation” and to address hate crimes and discrimination against Asians, the White House announced Thursday. The musical group's White House visit next Tuesday follows [URL='https://apnews.com/article/biden-technology-seoul-c7f2a78d5d6df97c6726d830150fee26']Biden's trip last week to South Korea[/URL], a U.S. ally. Biden has been outspoken about being committed to combating a rise in [URL='https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-joe-biden-health-coronavirus-pandemic-race-and-ethnicity-d3a63408021a247ba764d40355ecbe2a']anti-Asian hate crimes[/URL]. Last year, the Democratic president [URL='https://apnews.com/article/crime-hate-crimes-bills-health-coronavirus-pandemic-98c62be02eb2537d78ca7a4c36530a18']signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act[/URL] into law. Biden and BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, also will discuss diversity and the K-pop group's platform as youth ambassadors. The band received its first Grammy nomination last year after releasing [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdZLi9oWNZg']the song “Dynamite”[/URL] as a gift to fans isolated by [URL='https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic']the coronavirus pandemic[/URL]. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2022/05/26/k-pop-band-bts-and-biden-to-meet-to-discuss-asian-inclusion/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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