Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were turned away from White House grounds hours after a judge ordered their press credentials restored. Reporters from the three news outlets were denied entry to the White House on Thursday morning, Sept. 24, despite federal judge Timothy Kelly ordering them to restore their credentials. Micah Stopperich, the…
Nearly a decade after Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, he is still wrestling with a question that has followed him since 2016: When do you respond to your critics, and when do you keep the focus on the cause? “Do I respond how I personally want to,” he…
Former United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson ’79 returned to Morehouse College on Sep. 15, offering students an intimate look into a career shaped by law, national security and public service. Johnson is a former federal prosecutor and the first Black partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifikind, Wharton & Garrison. He has held senior…
For Felicia Pride, bringing “A Different World” back to television screens is more than revisiting an adored classic. It is about creating a space where audiences can see the experiences, challenges and culture of today’s young Black Americans reflected on screen. Pride, the showrunner behind the sequel, grew up watching the original series and understood…
Under the lights at Truist Park, HBCU Night presented a version of baseball the sport does not always show. Black families filled the stands as children wearing Morehouse and Spelman gear exchanged high-fives with alumni decades removed from campus. For a few hours, baseball looked like a game built for everyone. For many Black children,…
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian Immigrant and Wright State University student, died Aug. 31 after being struck by a tractor-trailer on interstate 7- in Clark County, Ohio. Pierre Damas Bel’s family says he experienced bullying and psychological distress after ICE fitted him with a GPS ankle monitor. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the…
The Sept. 11, 2001 attacks left retired professional teamster Paul Eliacin with mental and physical scars that will never go away. The 71-year-old Haitian native was a witness to the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center as a first responder. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Eliacin says he still has nightmares about…
Shirley Carswell will be retiring from her role as the executive director of the Dow Jones News Fund (DJNF), effective Oct. 2. Carswell’s impact was vast. She served as managing editor of the Washington Post for over 20 years, lectured at Howard University for a combined seven years and started various programs and fellowships for…
Excitement filled the air at the inaugural Big Cat Classic, where the Clark Atlanta University Panthers defeated the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers 31-21 to earn their third consecutive victory against Morehouse. Clark Atlanta struck first in explosive fashion when Trayvon Pinder broke free for a 94-yard rushing touchdown, giving the Panthers an early 7-0 lead….
Division I sports could be the next chapter for the Maroon Tigers, but making that jump would take more than winning games. Morehouse College athletic director Harold Ellis ’92 made his Division 1 ambitions abundantly clear in an interview on the Inside the HBCU Sports Lab podcast on July 2. “We are coming for these…
