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Morehouse students in midst of 911 call controversy
ATLANTA (AP) — Four college students said Monday that they were put on hold as they tried to contact 911 for help when they were carjacked at gunpoint near campus, but police said the calls were...
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Morehouse student suing Usher for song rights
From: AccessAtlanta.com A Morehouse College student is suing to reclaim 100 percent control of the songs he wrote, including one supposedly for artist Usher. According to the suit filed in DeKalb...
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Howard will play Morehouse in inaugural Nation's Football Classic
From Washington Post The Howard University football team will play Morehouse College of Atlanta in the inaugural Nation’s Football Classic on Sept. 10 at RFK Stadium. The game was announced at a news...
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Robert M. Franklin is stepping down as president of Morehouse College
Robert M. Franklin has decided to take a sabbatical and step down as president of Morehouse College. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports that Franklin has been at Morehouse for 5 years and will...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is a celebrated infertility specialist and reproductive endocrinologist. She’s also the dean and executive vice president of the Morehouse School House of Medicine, a...
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Is Morehouse College the latest HBCU to be in financial peril?
Is Morehouse College the latest HBCU to be in financial peril? Just a couple months after Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy, Morehouse College is reportedly going through some money...
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Spelman College ends sports program in exchange for overall student wellness
Spelman College, the all female HBCU, has made the difficult choice to abandon its athletic program in exchange for improved fitness facilities and a more inclusive wellness program for its students....
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Morehouse College athletes charged with raping Spelman student
ATLANTA – Four Morehouse College athletes have been charged in connection with two separate sexual assaults. Three of the young men, who play on the college’s basketball team, have been accused of...
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Father, son to graduate Morehouse College together
ATLANTA — This weekend will be a busy one for Dorian Joyner, Sr. Sunday morning, he will watch his oldest son graduate from Morehouse College. Joyner will have a front row seat for commencement. After...
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President Obama, first lady address graduates at HBCUs
Graduation season is under way and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as they celebrate their achievement. Among them: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, who are...
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Black pastor stirs controversy ahead of Obama’s Morehouse commencement speech
President Obama will deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College — the storied predominantly black men’s college an alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King — on Sunday. But he won’t find a total...
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Full text and video of President Barack Obama’s address to Morehouse graduates
President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address to graduates of Morehouse College on Sunday, making history as the first African-American president, addressing the alma mater of men...
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Morehouse grads ‘proud’ to witness historic Obama commencement speech
ATLANTA – President Obama delivered a fearless and passionate commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, which despite the steady rain, left the crowds captivated. Peppering his speech with...
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Why there’s no ‘excuse’ for simplifying Obama’s message to Morehouse men
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Are the Obamas too willing to criticize fellow African-Americans?
Speeches delivered by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the commencements for historically black colleges over the weekend, in which both emphasized personal responsibility and...
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Celebs turn out for Joseph Lowery birthday fundraiser
Just days after attending his beloved wife’s funeral, civil rights icon Joseph Lowery found the strength to celebrate his 92nd birthday at a star-studded fundraiser at King Chapel on Morehouse’s campus...
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Tyrese pays Compton teen’s tuition so he can attend Morehouse
Lorenzo Murphy is going to Morehouse, tuition-free. The Compton teenager received the gift of a lifetime from Tyrese this week and he expressed his gratitude for the R&B singer on Instagram....
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