Nothing beats homecoming weekend at a historically black college or university, but whose school has the best? Is it the Marching 100 down in Tallahassee,…
Hundreds of people paid their respects to Evelyn Lowery, the wife of civil rights icon Joseph E. Lowery, at her funeral yesterday (October 3), held at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. As we previously reported, the 88-year-old passed away last week following a massive stroke. She was married to Joseph […]
By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist: I was flipping through the TV channels last week and came across one of Spike Lee’s best movies, School Daze. This was…
President Barack Obama returned to Atlanta on Sunday to deliver the 2013 commencement speech at Morehouse College. It was a historic event that saw the nation’s first black president addressing the nation’s only college for African-American men. “Go get that law degree. But if you do, ask yourself if the only option is to defend […]
President Barack Obama will give the commencement speech at Atlanta’s Morehouse College this May, the school announced over the weekend. According to a White House official, Morehouse was selected because it is “one of the nation’s leading historical black colleges and universities (and) is among the best and brightest institutions of higher education in the […]
People protesting the gun industry gathered for a rally outside Glock’s North American headquarters in Smyrna Thursday evening (February 7). The purpose of the protest was to focus attention on the number of handguns on American streets as Washington debates an assault weapons ban. They pointed to recent shootings at Price Middle School and Morehouse […]
Spike Lee is gearing up for the release of his new film Red Hook Summer and the director stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 to discuss the project and more. The Atlanta-born/Brooklyn-raised director also talked about his days at Morehouse College and shared his memories of Whitney Houston, who would have turned 49 years old […]
Rev. Al Sharpton, Samuel L. Jackson, outgoing Morehouse College president Dr. Robert Michael Franklin and Sean Penn were among those recognized at this year’s Drum Major for Justice Awards in Atlanta. The ceremony, which took place on Wednesday at a downtown Atlanta hotel, pays tribute to those that have made contributions in the areas of service, […]
Susan L. Taylor and Steve Harvey lead a town hall discussion at Morehouse College tonight on educating black youth. The former Essence editor-in-chief was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show today talking about the town hall. The event, sponsored by General Mills as part of its “Box Tops for Education” program begins at 7 p.m. […]
Atlanta’s own Monica was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show today talking about the upcoming General Mills Box Tops for Education town hall that she will be participating in with Steve Harvey and others at Morehouse College on March 15. The town hall will also feature editor emeritus of Essence magazine Susan L. Taylor, Dr. […]
CHICAGO– A group of Morehouse College students surprised Oprah during the “Farewell Spectacular” on Tuesday. The men are amongst a group of 400 recipients of a Oprah Winfrey scholarship. Paying it forward is one of the ways the men have chosen to thank Oprah for their gift. Collectively, they have pledged over $300,000 to keep […]
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and filmmaker Spike Lee teamed up Monday to urge more black men to consider teaching. More than 1 million teachers will retire during the next decade, according to federal estimates, and leaders have embarked on a nationwide drive to build a more diverse teaching force. Duncan on Monday took the […]
