A call that reached beyond campus Student organizers brought Atlanta University Center students, community supporters, and Pastor Jamal Bryant together Oct. 1 for a solidarity march supporting Nolan Wells’ family and their search for answers about his death. The march connected the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library to Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International…
On Saturday, July 4, 2026, Nolan Wells was reported missing by Warren Hudson, a friend of his who travelled with him on a trip to Horn Island, a federally protected barrier island that sits five miles off the Mississippi Coast. Four days later, on July 8, Wells’ body was found on the western tip of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
For Tylia Gillespie, stepping onto the basketball court at Forbes Arena carried a meaning beyond competition. Her participation on Saturday followed a long recovery from a serious car crash and marked another return to the sport she had loved since childhood. “I had to learn how to walk and talk again, so it’s just a…
Atlanta is no longer under consideration to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention after the Democratic National Committee (DNC) narrowed its list of potential host cities to Philadelphia, Boston and Denver. The convention is held every four years to formally nominate the Democratic Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates. In addition to its political significance,…
Four months after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump made another move in Latin America. On May 20, the United States unsealed an indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro and five co-defendants in a Brothers to the Rescue operation gone awry in 1996. Castro faces seven charges, including four counts of murder,…
On Thursday, April 23, Warner Bros Discovery announced their approval of their merger with Paramount. The deal is worth $81 billion with Warner agreeing to sell Paramount at $31 a share. The total cost of the deal is nearly $111 billion, including debt. The merger is due to be the second largest sum in U.S….
