Image via Netflix: “The Piano Lesson” official promotion poster By Freddrell Green, Arts & Entertainment Editor Malcolm Washington’s “The Piano Lesson” is the first film adaptation of the 1987 play by August Wilson. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins and Danielle Deadwyler, the ensemble cast navigate life with the…
Photo by Miles Pierre: AUC Agency student models posing during the fashion show By Erinn Gardner, Secretary The Atlanta University center (AUC) Agency held their annual homecoming fashion show on Thursday in Forbes Arena. With months of preparation, the AUC Agency produced a groundbreaking decades- themed show that satisfied the audience’s anticipation. The…
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…
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…
Photo by Carson Ming, Photo and Video Editor By Hunter Bonaparte, Arts & Entertainment Editor Music lovers and aspiring artists stopped by Morehouse’s Bank of America auditorium to attend the highly anticipated Pandora Playback with Luh Tyler. The young rapper sat down with Fly Guy DC to talk about his life and answer questions…
Image via Warner Music Group By Hunter Bonaparte, Arts & Entertainment Editor The AUC’s Welcome Week festivities are set to be full of excitement. Popular artist and rap sensation Luh Tyler will visiting Morehouse on Aug. 27. He will team up with Pandora to present Pandora Playback live in Atlanta. The start of a…
Image: Spelman NOIRE. Group (Credit: Zeke Rabb) By Hunter Bonaparte, Arts & Entertainment Coordinator NOIRE. is a contemporary popular music ensemble of several multi-talented Spelmanites. Maroon Tiger sat down with them to speak about their upcoming “Matters of The Heart!” concert. The group has been around for a while. Founded in 2015 by…
Image: Various students in the Jazz Festival performing By Isaiah DuBose III, Staff Writer Five months of practices, lessons, and excitement culminated in an electrifying afternoon of soul. Under the direction of Morehouse freshman Cameron Smith, the inaugural Jazz Fest showcased the musical talents of students across the AUC. The ensemble of singers,…
Image via Willie Wasson, President of MWTS By Dylen Richmond, Staff Writer On Thursday, the Morehouse Writing and Thinking Society (MWTS) hosted its Afrofuturism Workshop led by Morehouse English professor Tanya Clark. Her goal was to introduce students to the concept of Afrofuturism. Clark began her workshop by posing the question: “What…
