Myles Salley-Holland, Staff Writer In the midst of the 2020 election approaching, Atlanta has been a destination for many presidential candidates. Over the past month, candidate debates have been held, as well as a Trump rally. Over time a popular destination for many within the political realm has been the Atlanta University Center. Morehouse College…
Torrence Banks, News Editor Democratic presidential candidate and former Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick decided to cancel an event at Morehouse College’s Welcome Center last night. But as a courtesy, Patrick gave the Maroon Tiger an exclusive phone interview. Patrick said that he had a personal issue that occurred around 7:30 p.m. that forced him…
Patrick Darrington, Staff Writer Can a presidential candidate be the front runner with little to no support from black voters nationwide? This is the biggest question facing the candidacy of Pete Buttigieg. The young pragmatic politician from South Bend, Indiana has shown he’s able to stick around in the race despite low support from black…
Jair Hilburn & Isaiah Johnson, Editor-In-Chief & Managing Editor As a new school year started at Morehouse College, students were enthusiastic to return to the institution with their brothers to continue their journey to becoming a Morehouse Man. However, students were surprised when it was revealed that academically the school was no longer divided into…
Joshua Duffy-Cooper, Staff Writer Though the school year is off to a great start, the 2020 presidential election is full speed ahead. Over the summer there has been a myriad of political campaigning from numerous candidates of the democratic party. This summer also brought tensions to a head between the trump administration and the democratic…
Torrence Banks, News Editor On Tuesday, Morehouse professor Dr. Bryant Marks instructed the My Brother’s Keeper Master Class: Black to Business class. The course is also co-instructed by Dr. Shaquille O’Neal. This week, the special guest in the course was the Executive Director of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance (MBK) at the Obama Foundation Michael Smith. …
Ron Thomas, Adviser At a time when it’s rare for an NBA team to draft a player from an HBCU and black-college teams are deep underdogs during March Madness, it’s easy to forget that into the 1980s HBCUs contributed many historically significant and outstanding players to the sport of basketball. Two impactful former NBA players…
Deandre Washington & Ayana Davenport, Staff Writers For as long as it’s been on the rise, hip hop hasn’t always favored sphering outside the confines of being a masculinity competition between men. The objective shifted from seeing who’s the better MC, to who can rap best about violence and objectifying women, and now a mixture…
