Image via Kollin Washington By: Rece Allen, Sports Producer The Clark Atlanta Panthers escaped Forbes Arena with a win against the Morehouse Maroon Tigers that came down to a last second shot, in classic rivalry fashion. The Maroon Tigers led early in the second and had momentum from the home crowd, but were…
Image via @wssumbasketball By: Kobe Scales, Sports Editor In the third installment of the NBA HBCU Classic Winston-Salem routed Virginia Union. A game decided in the paint proved that the experience of the reigning CIAA champions was too much for the young and inexperienced Virginia Union team on the big stage. Four…
Image via Kobe Scalees by: SeMaj Musco, Contributing Writer Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin and Team Jalen Rose took home the win in the 2024 Rising Stars Challenge, concluding an exciting first day of All-Star Weekend. Mathurin was named MVP of the night and won his second consecutive Rising Stars Challenge, winning last…
Image via Auzzy Byrdsell By: India Rice, Staff Writer After Usher “Turnt the world to the ‘A’’ during his Super Bowl XLVIII performance, the city of Atlanta brought the “A” right back to him by proclaiming February 14 as Usher Raymond Appreciation Day. The eight-time Grammy award-winning artist came to Clark Atlanta…
Image via Auzzy Byrdsell By: Auzzy Byrdsell, Editor-in-Chief Coming into the All-Star break, the race for Rookie of The Year has gotten more competitive between rising stars and ROTY front-runners, Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama. With both players coming off strong individual weeks, they have strong outlooks on the remainder of the season…
Image by Freddrell Green By: Freddrell Green, Staff Writer Spelman Alumna Kerri-Ann T. Thomas ‘10 always knew that she wanted to pursue a career tailored to social justice. This would be accomplished through her mentorship with first-year Morehouse students Elijah McLean, Francis DeSilva, and Corey Lewis, first-year Spelman student Kaliya Springer, and first-year…
Image via Seth Beamer By: Auzzy Byrdsell, Editor-in-Chief & Colin Royal, Managing Editor of Print Several students stood in protest Thursday around 11:45 a.m. in Crown Forum at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel in solidarity with Palestine amidst the Israel – Hamas conflict. Of those students, junior Psychology major Amir Childs…
Image via Nate Waye By: Erinn Gardner, Staff Writer Morehouse Music Group (MMG) blessed many ears hosting an open mic night Feb. 8 at JB’s Record Lounge. With roughly 50 individuals in attendance, Atlanta University Center (AUC) students shared the stage and exhibited their unique musical talents. From rap to soulful R&B, artists…
Image via: Amani Tafari By: Hunter Bonaparte, Arts & Entertainment Coordinator No matter the goal, everyone must overcome odds to achieve their dreams. This is the main theme behind the new sports comedy, “The Underdoggs”. Tika Sumpter spoke with the Maroon Tiger and several other HBCU publications in a virtual round table…
By: Kobe Scales, Sports Editor Terance Mathis has been named the next Head Coach of Morehouse Football. “I wanted a guy that was a local guy, and he provides more ties to the Atlanta Falcons; that is a good partnership for Morehouse College,” said Athletic Director Harold Ellis. “I wanted to get a guy…
