Perfect Vision: A Special Edition Magazine. This Special Edition Magazine is dedicated to the graduating Members of The Maroon Tiger and the entire AUC Class of 2020. Created by Sizwe Chapman & Stefan Harden **Due to COVID-19, the magazine features photos and text submitted remotely by the graduates.**
By Shakim Muhafiz Morehouse College announced that there will be no Fall sports this upcoming semester. The sports being canceled include football and cross country. The college decided not to participate in athletic competition funded by the NCAA and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Due to COVID-19, Morehouse felt this would be the…
Torrence Banks, Managing Editor With rising incidents of police brutality leading to African Americans being assaulted and the coronavirus negatively impacting black communities, the value of an HBCU has never been more transparent in society. These institutions give African Americans a community to turn to in tough and uncertain times. Morehouse President David Thomas believes that the…
Torrence Banks, Managing Editor Morehouse student Messiah Young and Spelman student Taniyah Pilgrim were victims of police brutality as both were tased and forcefully arrested on live television on Saturday night. Morehouse and Spelman students have reacted with disgust and anger at the use of excessive force on both students. “I was so sad that…
Silence is no longer acceptable. Black Lives Matter now, always have, and forever will. A recap of today’s peaceful protest with AUC Students & Staff led by Alivia, Kehaulani, and Jauan. Producer – Jair Hilburn Shot & Edited – Sizwe Chapman Song: New Plantation – Tawanna Shaunte Produced by The Maroon Tiger Student Media Group
Rashad Townsend, Contributing Writer I am a 20-year-old Black man and I am scared. I know those of my same gender and hue may be perceived as tough, abrasive, and senseless, but I assure you that these outward projections are merely a coping mechanism to respond to the society in which we live. To be…
Shakim Muhafiz, Sports Editor For 22-year-old Morehouse student Messiah Young and 20-year-old Spelman student Taniyah Pilgrim, a seemingly uneventful ride looking for a late-night meal ended with police brutality Saturday in Atlanta. It is one of many cities in which large groups of people have protested police brutality in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing…
Torrence Banks, Co-Managing Editor Many Atlanta residents were left quarantined again on Saturday night as the city imposed a 9 p.m. curfew due to recent protests over the murder of George Floyd and police brutality. The message sent by protestors in the streets of Atlanta apparently has not been received by some officers as two…
Miles Rajesh Arthur, Contributing Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly spread mass panic throughout the world in over three months. Government officials around the world telling people to stay inside has halted many aspects of normal life. One of the integral aspects of life that was put on hold was the playing of sports. With…
Dantez Simpson, Contributing Writer Donnita Reynolds is a nurse at the Fulton County Health Department in downtown Atlanta. Facing this global pandemic, Reynolds has been deemed as an essential worker and has faced many hardships because of this. Reynolds fears that she runs the risk of contracting the coronavirus because it is hard to practice…
