Image via Aliance Theatre’s Facebook: Rob Dewey and Jade Payton featured as Dr. King and Camae By Ian Shaiyen, Staff Writer Pulitzer Prize winner Katori Hall’s “The Mountaintop” is a masterful work of writing where intersectionality plays center stage. Set in a Memphis hotel room on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s…
Photo by Truth Jackson, The Miss Phi Beta Sigma contestants’ opening walk-out before their reveal By Truth Jackson, Staff Writer Morehouse College’s Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. hosted its Miss Phi Beta Sigma 2024 pageant reveal, unveiling nine Spelman College students who are “fighting” for the title. The contestants, referred to as crowns, emerged…
Aldris Hodge addressing private audience during the Q-and-A portion of the screening. Photo by Carson Ming By: Freddrell Green, Arts & Entertainment Editor This Wednesday, actor-producer Aldis Hodge made an appearance at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center for a screening of his upcoming Amazon Prime Series “Cross”. The screening was hosted by Amazon…
Graphic by Geo Baldwin By Niles Garrison, Features Editor Another year of Spelhouse Homecoming is here. Morehouse College’s Campus Alliance for Student Activities (CASA) and Spelman’s Programming for Unique and Lively Spelman Experience (PULSE) look to bring another week of exciting activities for SpelHouse students. At Hump Wednesday today, both organizations announced the…
Image via @amico.grows Instagram By Raymond Ragland, Staff Writer “Amico Grows” started working with Truly Living Well with the inspiration of blending music culture with farming. He wanted to use their farming space to teach The West End community about growing food and eating healthy; however, he was recently forced to move locations. …
Image via Zuma Press By Erinn Gardner, Secretary Fulton county Judge Robert McBurney issued an order on Monday to strike down Georgia’s abortion law (HB 481), which prohibits the procedure after six weeks. Georgia residents can now obtain an abortion up to 22 weeks into their pregnancy. This development has provided several Spelman…
Photo by Truth Jackson By Truth Jackson, Staff Writer Morehouse Student Government Association partnered with HBCU Votes to host a Hump Wednesday event on campus featuring special guests from the cast of the hit television series “A Different World.” Cast members from the series shared their experiences with a crowd of more than…
Image via Hoyt Jackson By: Erinn Gardner and Freddrell Green As the 2024 Presidential election rapidly approaches, multiple political groups within the Atlanta University Center are mobilizing to ensure the community’s voices are heard. Students from Spelman, Morehouse and Clark Atlanta University (CAU) are spearheading efforts in voter education, registration and activism with Vice…
By Maroon Tiger Staff On the 35th anniversary of Art Shell’s appointment as the first Black head coach of the modern football era, Raheem Morris will take the field on Thursday, Oct. 3, as the first permanent Black head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. A panel discussion on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, hosted by the…
By Elijah Pinckney, Staff Writer The Morehouse Maroon Tigers lose Saturday’s competition against the Benedict Tigers by a score of 21-5 at B.T. Harvey Stadium. The continuation of offensive struggles in today’s game seems to stem from the health of players and not taking advantage of opportunities the defense provided. The Maroon Tigers were the…
