2019
Guava Island Serves As Visual Stimuli While Exploring the Injustice of Capitalism
Ayana Marie Davenport, Staff Writer Debuting at Coachella after his performance, Donald Glover’s “Guava Island” is a 54 minute film directed by Glover’s frequent collaborator Hiro Murai. Penned by “Atlanta” writer and Glover’s brother, Stephen Glover, “Guava Island” tackles anti-capitalistic themes while providing delightful artistry. The movie opens up with an animated tale, told by…
Editorial: Morehouse Has A Long Way To Go To Make Its Transgender Admissions Policy Successful
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief Morehouse College has changed the culture of the institution by enacting a new admissions policy that states the college will “expand [its] admissions policy to consider trans men.” While this is a great stride by the school to bring it into the new age, the institution simply is not ready for this…
Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Reminded Me Why We Need HBCUs
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief When you’re told that you have the chance to see an advanced screening of Beyoncé’s new documentary “Homecoming” there is nothing else to do except be in attendance. From the note changes to the production to the quality of the video, I fell in love with her performance all over again, but…
Morehouse: “[We’re] proud to expand our admissions policy to consider trans men…”
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief For 152 years, Morehouse College has prided itself on being the only institution of higher learning dedicated to Black men and the only HBCU for men. So, it’s highly significant that the institution announced Saturday that it will now accept trans men after developing that policy for 15 months. “In furtherance of…
“Little” Movie with Big Impact
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief With the upcoming film “Little” making its way to theaters, stars Issa Rae and Regina, director Tina Gordon, and executive producer and star Marsai Martin visited Spelman College. Sister’s Chapel was filled with students and other visiting guests for the conversation that took place on April 4. Throughout the conversation there was…
Should We Get Rid of Electoral College System?
Josh Duffy-Cooper, Staff Writer The 2020 elections are right around the corner which means the frenzied political rhetoric has grown in exponential proportions – especially relevant in this upcoming election is the electoral college. Some are calling for the complete abolition of it. They feel that because the electoral college is the dominant deciding factor…
The State of Hip-Hop and the Disproportion of Talent
Kennedy London, Staff Writer The State of Hip-Hop is often a heated conversation within all circles of fans and appreciators of the culture. Most of the time, the two sides in the conversation is one side that wants to preserve the culture and the other is just here to be here. Whether the second side…
SGA President-Elect and Vice President-Elect Talk About Future
By Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief After weeks of campaigning, the student body has elected the students that will lead them and Morehouse into a new age. Junior John “Trey” Bowers was declared to be the 88th Student Government Association (SGA) President-elect on April 1 after a run-off, and Junior Alexander Cherry was elected to serve as…
Climate Reality, Moral Call to Action
By Joshua Burrell, Staff Writer Over 2000 community leaders, activists and students travelled from all over the world for the three-day Climate Reality Project Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center on March 14. Guests came to understand how to correct the current climate crisis while encouraging environmental justice in Black and Brown communities. The…