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. …
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief In response to allegations of sexual misconduct brought forward by students on July 16 and 17, Morehouse College President David A. Thomas has released a statement expressing that it is “a top priority” that the student body, along with the faculty and staff, feel safe on campus. “We will vigorously investigate any…
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief For 152 years, Morehouse College has prided itself on being the only institution of higher learning dedicated to Black men and the only HBCU for men. So, it’s highly significant that the institution announced Saturday that it will now accept trans men after developing that policy for 15 months. “In furtherance of…
By Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief After weeks of campaigning, the student body has elected the students that will lead them and Morehouse into a new age. Junior John “Trey” Bowers was declared to be the 88th Student Government Association (SGA) President-elect on April 1 after a run-off, and Junior Alexander Cherry was elected to serve as…
By Joshua Burrell, Staff Writer Over 2000 community leaders, activists and students travelled from all over the world for the three-day Climate Reality Project Convention at the Georgia World Congress Center on March 14. Guests came to understand how to correct the current climate crisis while encouraging environmental justice in Black and Brown communities. The…
By Joshua Burrell, Staff Writer Social media is a space for people to voice their opinions, speak their peace, and is a contemporary platform for activism. Activism uses organized messages and campaigns to incite both social and political changes. In the age of social media, people communicate with allusions to videos, pictures, memes and popular…
By DeAndre Washington, Staff Writer If you know about spoken word, a bi-weekly open mic is not the only avenue writers use as an outlet. Sometimes it takes having to compete against another. For brief context, I am a poet that doesn’t believe in poetry at the moment. There’s not enough want for the craft…
By Shakim Muhafiz, Staff Writer It’s taking the gaming world by storm. The new battle royale game is looking to dethrone the popular game “Fortnite.” The new game “Apex Legends” (Apex) is bringing in a bunch of gamers. During its first weekend, it brought in 11 million players. The game is seeking to become the…
Isaiah Johnson, Managing Editor Midterms can be a stressful time for college students everywhere, staying up late hours of the night studying class material while getting very little sleep. It can be more stressful for those that are dealing with personal matters outside of their academic studies, placing them in an even more difficult situation…
By Autumn Harris, Contributing Writer Amy Sherald doesn’t remember much from her early childhood, but during her conversation at the High Museum of Art with Dr. Andrea Barnwell-Brownlee, she easily recalled Bo Bartlett’s 1986 painting, “Object Performance,” as her first introduction to American Realism. As a sixth-grader, it also doubled as her first time seeing…
