Suitcases are being packed, group chats are buzzing and flights are filling up as college students across the country prepare for Spring Break. While the week promises relaxation and a break from those 11:59 p.m. deadlines, safety experts say a few simple precautions can make the difference between a memorable trip and a dangerous one….
For the first time in almost a decade, the Big Cat Classic football game between Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University will not close the season, moving to Sept. 5, Labor Day. Clark College and Atlanta Baptist College (ABC, later renamed Morehouse College) first faced off in 1900, with ABC winning 56-0. The rivalry paused…
In a rapid and unexpected turn of events, Morris Brown College reinstated its president just days after terminating him, prompting questions about how the decision was made and why it was undone. According to a letter written by the college, “After careful review, the Board determined that Dr. James’ separation from the College did not…
ATLANTA, GA – Matthew Gonzales Forestine, 21, a senior computer science major, is facing charges of aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts, Fulton County records show. The charges stem from an incident, captured in a now-viral video. The footage, posted to TikTok and accompanied by a viewer warning label, shows the Morehouse College senior strangling a Clark Atlanta University student. The student, Kayla Bryant, identified herself as the victim in a social media post…
Editor’s note: We learned after the intial publication that the Morehouse College student was charged with aggravated assault and making terroristic threats. A Clark Atlanta University student says a Morehouse College student strangled her outside The Legacy at Centennial Apartments, sparking outrage across Atlanta’s HBCU community after video of the altercation circulated on TikTok. The incident prompted…
Photo Credit: Morehouse Football The lights were bright, the crowd was loud, and the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers took the field for the Big Cat Classic on Clark Atlanta University’s bright red turf in a nighttime showdown. From the start, Clark Atlanta wasted no time making a statement. Two quick touchdowns had the Panthers up…
Randall Woodfin ‘03 has secured a historic third term as Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, winning nearly 75 percent of the vote on Tuesday. He becomes the first mayor since Richard Arrington Jr. in 1987 to claim three consecutive terms, extending leadership he first began in 2017. Woodfin’s closest competitors were Lashunda Scales, who received 4,781…
Since the 1980s, “dorm house wars” was a loud, competitive Morehouse rite of passage. At the start of this school year, the tradition took a new form when B.T. Harvey Stadium hosted a 7-on-7 football tournament. The tournament was a collaboration between Xposure, Campus Alliance of Student Activities (CASA) and the Mister Morehouse College Court….
With Morehouse’s Maroon Tigers on the cusp of another football season, Christmas came early. The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation provided the Maroon Tigers with brand-new helmets. The state-of-the-art helmets feature the latest technology to ensure player health and safety. According to the National Institutes of Health, between 1.6 and 3.8 million concussions occur…
Marlin D. Harris, senior pastor and founder of New Life Church, first came to Atlanta on a full scholarship through Morehouse College’s dual-degree engineering program with Georgia Tech. When he arrived, he was told there was no housing available. With nowhere else to go, he spent his first two weeks of college homeless—living in Woodruff…
