Georgia’s Election Disaster Shows How Bad Voting in 2020 Can Be

Voters across the nation should prepare for similar circumstances in their communities – but there is still time for them to demand better from their officials.

Passing the Torch of Freedom: W.E.B. Du Bois, John Lewis, and C.T. Vivian

This essay reflects on the relationship between broader social movements and the lives and deaths of W. E. B. DuBois, John Lewis, and Rev. C. T. Vivian.

The Zimbabwean Crisis: Perspectives, Paradoxes and Prospects, 1997–2017

A conversation with Levar Smith about his new co-edited book.

W. E. B. Du Bois and the Critique of the Competitive Society

A conversation with Andrew Douglas about his new book.

The Long Road to Reparations

This essay situates the argument for reparations for slavery in the context of centuries of black political and intellectual history.

2020, 1992, and Beyond: Anti-Black Violence and Black Protest in the US

This essay provides a backdrop to the wave of protests to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, and it argues that anti-black violence and black protest movements have been recurrent themes in black history from the colonial era to the present age.

Land as Freedom

This visual story of land shows some of the land that Morehouse owns that can be put into partnerships like no other. With a respect for history and people, properties could become centers of innovation, creative incubators, language-centered student housing, faculty and guest housing, living and learning centers. As developers make offers to purchase land that sits campus-adjacent, Morehouse has a unique ability to safeguard and embrace Black people and Black communities.

The Pandemic and Protests Underscore the Relevance of King’s Philosophy

Martin Luther King, Jr. ’48 advocated allegiances across borders and demonstrated that social justice depends upon the recognition of the interconnectedness of humanity. In this moment of crisis, his philosophy speaks to international protesters and to a new generation of Morehouse students.

States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court

A conversation with Oumar Ba about his new book.

Monday Night Coping

Faculty at Morehouse College are parents, too. With the responsibility of teaching young Black men also comes the protection of a mother’s love.

Defund the Police Now

More training, more equipment, and more officers will not stop police from killing Black people.

Maroon Tiger Reports on George Floyd Protests, COVID-19 Consequences

The Maroon Tiger is the Morehouse College student news organization. We invite you to take a look at timely content about two of the world’s major issues: the coronavirus pandemic and George Floyd’s death with a policeman’s knee on his neck in Minneapolis.

Statement of Solidarity and Action

We, the faculty and staff of Morehouse College, stand in solidarity with the national and international response of grief and anger concerning the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many others. We invite you to join us in action.

Reclaiming the Great World House: The Global Vision of Martin Luther King Jr

As part of our Social Impact Summer Series, we revisit an interview with Vicki Crawford about her new edited book. Initially published last April, this commentary speaks to the events we are now witnessing both nationally and worldwide.

WWTS: What Would Thurman Say?

Although Thurman was committed to nonviolence, he most certainly understood the exasperation and outrage of Black people against police brutality and white supremacy. But Thurman’s signature response to moments of crisis, which were uncannily similar to our present crisis, focused on “the ‘inward center’ as the crucial arena where the issues would determine the destiny of his people.”

My Letter of Solidarity: Our Work Matters

Sharing from the heart. No matter how helpless we may feel at this moment about systemic racism, we must keep pushing and believe that together goodness will triumph and that things will not be this way forever. No matter the circumstances, the work we do here at Morehouse is today even more relevant.

Police Are Violent. Defensive Demonstrations Aim to Check Them.

Rage On

With the killing of George Floyd and too many others, to not rage is to lie.

The Name I Say

The continued spread of SARS-COV-2 is not inevitable. It is irrational.

The Language of the Unheard

Riots have been a mainstay in American history. If we want them to stop, we must abolish the conditions that cause them.

Louis Delsarte: A Reflection

Louis Delsarte was a visual griot and jazz maestro on canvas.

The AUC Commemorates 60 Years since Launch of the Atlanta Student Movement

Dr. Myrick-Harris discusses ongoing work to honor a legendary period in AUC history.

Howard Thurman: Philosophy, Civil Rights, and the Search for Common Ground

Dr. Kipton Jensen talks with the FRC about his new book on Thurman.

Worth Fighting For: Notes on Black Student Protest

What can we learn from the Jackson State protest of 1970 or the Howard University protest of 1989? As teachers and students retreat during the pandemic and campus discussions dissipate, a political science professor offers notes on two readings from his first-year seminar, "Politics and Protest."

If a black congressman dies in the Trump era, does it make a tweet?

Two black congressmen died within ten days of one another. The different reactions to these deaths underline the current nature of our politics.