Tag: Morehouse College

A Different World debuts on NBC September 24. The new show is a sequel to the original, which ended in 1993. and focuses on the next generation of characters attending fictional HBCU Hillman College. Atlantans might recognize Hillman—it was shot at Clark Atlanta University.

The Veritas Schools, an extracurricular academy in Dunwoody, gives students from underserved communities a classical education in the art of debate, rhetoric and philosophy. The program provides a full scholarship to either Harvard’s debate course or a study abroad program at Oxford.

Winfield Ward Murray provides Burruss Correctional Training Center inmates with access to higher education as part of a partnership between Morehouse, the Andrew Young Center’s Higher Education in Prisons program, and Common Good Atlanta. John, a Black man in his mid-50s, says “the shame of prison makes you quiet.” But through the encouragement of Murray and other faculty, he’s learned “my voice matters.”

Opus writer/director Mark Anthony Green credits all the great things he’s achieved in his life and career to his legendary Atlanta alma mater, Morehouse College. Green introduced his directorial debut—a stylish horror film set in the celebrity world of music starring Emmy winner Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich—at Atlantic Station, where the 2010 graduate would watch films weekly as a student.

To mark the release of Lady in the Lake, we talked to Stone Mountain native Y’lan Noel about his role in the show, growing up in Atlanta, constantly returning to the city, and becoming the main character in one of the world’s most popular video games.

For the majority of my upbringing, I never considered myself to be any form of activist, or thought I had those qualities of leadership. But once I began my career as a journalist, I started to see how the work of social justice activists is so much more than leading protests and speaking to crowds, the actions we commonly think of as activism.

Members of the Morehouse College Glee Club nearly collide with each other rushing into place for 4 p.m. rehearsal. Students open their binders of sheet music, and those who can’t find today’s first song look over their neighbors’ shoulders. Their director, Dr. David Morrow, takes his station in front, and everyone stands tall. Morrow’s baton sets the tempo as he shouts, “Ready, and go!”

The Atlanta University Center has shaped generations of leaders—for the nation and for their home city. Atlanta would be nothing like it is today without it.

When it comes to HBCU homecomings, we all think our school does it best. In fairness, the title, according to pretty much everybody, has long been held by Howard University. That is, until now. Brothers and sisters, there’s a new champion, it’s right here in ATL, and it’s called “SpelHouse.”

New Student Orientation at Spelman and Morehouse was a bittersweet rite of passage for the class of 2027 and their parents.