Image via Morehouse College By: Bradley Morrison, Staff Writer After a suspenseful campus-wide voting process, the results from the Student Government Association (SGA) elections have been unveiled, setting the stage for a dramatic runoff between presidential candidates Darion Johnson and Rollin Jackson Jr. Results were announced at Kilgore Monday at noon. Johnson…
Image via Focus Features By: Chelsea Frazilus and Amaiya Mills, Staff Writers “The Magical Society of Magical Negroes”, produced by Kobi Libii, is a satirical comedy addressing the cinematic trope of the ‘magical negro’ in conversation with the threat of white discomfort on the livelihoods of Black Americans. The Maroon Tiger spoke with…
Image via Morehouse College By: Colin Royal, Managing Editor of Print As Student Government Association election campaigning began Monday, only one word aptly describes the atmosphere and feeling towards the season: excitement. The student body’s attitude is both animated and anxious. Many students seem invested in the elections; however, they also are wary…
Image via Auzzy Byrdsell By: Kayla Edelin, Staff Writer The AUC student body gathered at Morehouse College’s Kings Chapel Thursday for the concluding panel associated with the first stop on the “A Different World Tour”. The cast of the 1980s hit sitcom is on a nation-wide tour to give back to the HBCU…
Image via Google By: Grace Barlow, Staff Writer In July of 2022, Helene D. Gayle, PHD assumed the role of the 11th President of Spelman College. Gayle is committed to cultivating an environment for Black women to realize their full potential and be their own kind of ‘Spelman Woman’. She sat down with…
Image via Ryann Phillips By: Ryann Phillips, Staff Writer Students across the Atlanta University Center hosted another speak-out Saturday afternoon to advocate for student’s rights, as 300 Spelman students were recently denied housing for Fall 2024. The college has had a recent history of protests following the announcement of housing decisions due to…
By: Elijah Pinckney On Feb. 13, 2024, Morehouse’s journalism and communications department students visited and toured Atlanta’s 11Alive Studios. The initiative was led by Journalism Department chair and Maroon Tiger Advisor Craig A. Brown. When the students arrived at 11Alive’s headquarters, they were met by Karys Belger, a reporter and journalist for 11Alive;…
Image via Google By: Erinn Gardner and Freddrell Green, Staff Writers The long-anticipated arrival of Dr. Umar Johnson will come to an end when he speaks to Atlanta University Center (AUC) students at Morehouse College. Johnson, widely known for his controversial hot takes, is a certified psychologist and pan-africanist who holds radical views regarding…
Image via Erinn Gardner By: Erinn Gardner, Staff Writer Once again, the quantity of housing applications at Spelman College exceeded the number of beds that they have available for the 2024-2025 academic school year. To voice their demands, students organized a protest today at 12 p.m. outside the residence life office in Johnnetta…
Image via Emmanuel Lee Written By: Emmanuel Lee, Contributing Writer Although Morehouse College is known as a school for premier Black male excellence, the College intentionally works to highlight the excellent black women involved in our community. On Feb 1, Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association(NEA), was praised and featured at…
