When funding becomes division: Trump’s $500M shift and the future of Black & Brown solidarity

President Donald Trump recently announced that he would redirect $500 million in federal funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), pulling those dollars away from other minority-serving institutions (MSIs), including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). On the surface, this may look like a win for HBCUs. But the reality is more complicated—and dangerous. This decision risks…

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Why are we always the scapegoats?

The concept of two Americas has been a focus in American academic thought for decades. When the veil between these “Black” and “white” Americas is pierced, America’s true nature is often revealed.     In the wake of conservative media personality Charlie Kirk’s death, several historically Black colleges and universities reported receiving threats and were forced…

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‘HIM’ review: ‘Monkeypaw Productions’ take on a football film

Monkeypaw Productions’ highly anticipated movie “HIM” was shown to AUC students in an exclusive screening Wednesday night.  The movie starred Marlon Wayans as Isaiah White, a USFF quarterback who is known as the GOAT. Following behind him is Tyriq Withers playing Cameron Cade, a star college quarterback that is the projected No. 1 pick and the…

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Kirk is not King

After conservative Republican Charlie Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University, I couldn’t help but think of when Malcolm X called the assassination of John F. Kennedy “the chickens coming home to roost.”    While it was indeed a dark moment in politics, and the loss of life must never be condoned, I…

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Morehouse brothers issue call to action, placing students over profit

Image Credit: Damarion King   By: Freddrell Green, Head Copy Editor   Following a recent social media post from rising junior Stephone Cody III, student concerns about their treatment by Morehouse’s administration have been reignited. In response, rising senior Johnny Simmons and juniors Alonzo Brinson, Damarion King and Timothy Tillman issued a call to action….

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Film for the Ages: G20, Starring Viola Davis, Displays Black Excellence

Image Credit: Amazon Prime Video    By Joshua Bass, TigerTv Co-Producer During an exclusive screening at Regal Atlantic Station, HBCU students and alumni got a front-row seat to the adrenaline-pumping action of G20, Viola Davis’ latest political thriller. Marsai Martin (Serena Sutton) and Christopher Farrar (Demetrius Sutton) were in attendance, adding to the electric atmosphere of…

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“Is It Time to Blow Out the Candle?”: Meditation on the Impending Death of Liberal Arts at Morehouse College

Photo by Carson Ming, Photo Editor By Linden Young, Contributing Writer   I write this essay with a feeling of growing disappointment. Yet I remember reading an article written for the Maroon Tiger nearly eighty years ago entitled, “The Purpose of Education,” in which the author explicitly stated that which had been long implicit at…

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