Tag: Morehouse College

Morehouse College commencement speaker Robert F. Smith made the biggest headlines when he announced he would pay the student debt of the entire graduating class, but this year's group of Atlanta University Center commencement speakers also included a Hawks basketball legend and the mayor of Atlanta. Here are some of the best pieces of wisdom and advice from the speeches.

This year's Morehouse basketball team is a No. 1 seed in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tournament, with a roster filled with talent. Their goal: to win the SIAC Tournament and to "get on the national map."

During a rally for Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams on Friday, former President Barack Obama played all of his fans' favorite hits. When someone in the crowd shouted "Obama, I love you," he replied, "I love you back." He said, "Don't boo, vote," his oft-repeated phrase from 2016, multiple times during his hour-long speech at Morehouse College.

Paul Judge has spent nearly 20 years developing, leading, and launching new tech companies in Atlanta. A graduate of Morehouse College and Georgia Tech, Judge holds a doctorate in network security, helping found and cofound companies like Luma, TechSquare Labs, and Pindrop Security.

The Atlanta superstar rose to fame as a street-hardened rapper. For his next act, he wants to save Bankhead, the neighborhood that could've killed him.

On Monday night, the stars of FX's Atlanta walked the red carpet before a screening of the first two episodes of the new season at Starlight Drive-In. Here's what they told us about making the long-awaited season two.

On January 27, the Honda Battle of the Bands will shine a spotlight on the high—stepping theatrics and thundering musicianship of historically black college and university marching bands. We look at the famously spectacular showcase.

The Lion King at the Fox, College Football National Championship, and Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture & Conversation Series, and more.

The adept Jamaican-born artist and Morehouse College lecturer explores themes of ancestral, generational, and personal identity through various mediums. His distinct talent and vision have earned him inclusion in Atlanta Contemporary’s most recent biennial, a nomination for the coveted Hudgens Prize, and exhibitions in South Africa, Miami, and France.

Morehouse College sophomore Julien Turner wasn't kidding when he tweeted "I'm about to drop some fire" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Forty minutes later, he tweeted a video of him rapping about cell division to the beat of Lil Uzi Vert's "XO Tour Llif3." It has since blown up and gone viral—garnering thousands of comments, tens of thousands of retweets, and hundreds of thousands of likes.