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….
President Donald Trump made his State of the Union Address on Feb. 24, 2026, and it has received praise from Republicans and scorn from Democrats. Here are some of the main takeaways from Trump’s address in case you missed it. The address lasted one hour and 48 minutes, surpassing Trump’s previous record of one hour…
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…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who helped shape political power, has died at 84. Jackson revealed in 2017 that he had Parkinson’s disease. In 2025, he developed progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare neurological disorder. From Greenville to the national stage Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He…
Dr. F. Dubois Bowman ‘92 became the 13th president of Morehouse College on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel hosted the inauguration after a procession through Century Campus, cheered by hundreds of Men of Morehouse and members of the college community. African drummers led the procession, followed by the Platform…
The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel sparked campus outrage after it unveiled a portrait of Joseph Smith Jr., founder of Mormonism, in its Hall of Honor. Students say chapel administrators made the decision without meaningful student input and ignored how the honor conflicts with Morehouse College’s legacy. The chapel unveiled the portrait Sunday, Feb….
On Jan. 31, students from across the Atlanta University Center gathered to protest Trump administration immigration policies and the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in cities and neighborhoods across the United States. The protest followed renewed immigration enforcement efforts and increased ICE activity in major U.S. cities. These shifts expanded detention and deportation…
A conversation rooted in legacy Morehouse College welcomed civil rights advocate and former Georgia State Representative Stacey Abrams alongside Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed ’96 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Collection Annual Lecture and Conversation Program on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. The event took place at the Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center in…
ATLANTA — What should have been remembered as a strong conference win quickly shifted into a larger conversation about security, sportsmanship and accountability across HBCU athletics. Following Morehouse’s 77–69 victory over Tuskegee University on Saturday, an unexpected postgame scene at Forbes Arena sparked widespread reaction. A video circulating online showed campus security placing Tuskegee men’s basketball…
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…
