(BPRW) Morehouse School of Medicine to Host 27th Annual MSM HeLa Symposium April 2025 Annual women’s health symposium honors the late Henrietta Lacks, the Black woman whose “immortal” cells have been used for decades of medical research. (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA – Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) will host the first part of its 27th Annual HeLa […]
A group of students and activists recently demonstrated at Morehouse College to protest Georgia’s restrictive voting laws. The demonstrations, timed to coincide with a high-profile visit from the Kamala Harris campaign, come as Georgians and the rest of the nation will decide the outcome of the presidential election over the next two weeks. Protests against […]
“It’s always a special feeling when goals and aspirations manifest into reality, a feeling that words can’t always capture. I still remember my first day starting at the Rugby store in Georgetown when I was 16 years old,” Jeter said in a news release. Jeter graduated from Morehouse College in 2013. He launched his career […]
Two college students who were pulled from their car and tased by police officers during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020 could receive a $2 million settlement. Messiah Young, a student at Morehouse College, and Taniyah Pilgrim, a student at Spelman College, got stuck in traffic as the streets filled with protesters on May […]
(BPRW) THE SIXTH ANNUAL MOREHOUSE COLLEGE HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPELLING EARLY SELECTION FILMS & ESTEEMED ADVISORY COUNCIL (Black PR Wire) Morehouse College has announced the official dates, early selection films, and advisory council for the Sixth Annual Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (MCHRFF), scheduled for September 17-21, 2024, on the Morehouse campus. The […]
The HBCU NY Classic just announced an exciting new partnership with WatchThe Yard, the premier media platform celebrating Black college culture, for the much-anticipated showdown between Morehouse College and Howard University’s football teams onSeptember 14th at MetLife Stadium. This partnership marks a significant collaboration aimed at amplifying the rich traditionsand cultural heritage of Historically Black […]
Morehouse College made the official announcement today that President Joe Biden will deliver the 2024 commencement speech on May 19th. In an email sent to Watch The Yard from the White House, the President of Morehouse College, David Thomas, was quoted stating the following: “I am honored to announce that the 46th President of the […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading colleges and universities across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to Morehouse College and did an interview with Mekhi Perrin the 2023-2024 Student Government Association president. The position of SGA president is a highly respected role and there is a special pride […]
“We are thrilled to host the HBCUNY Classic once again at MetLife Stadium,” Albert Williams, President & CEO of Sports Eleven05 LLC and producer of the HBCUNY Classic, said, according to Sports Illustrated. Last time around, Howard defeated Morehouse 30-0 in the annual classic. Morehouse recently hired head coach Terance Mathis to go against Howard’s […]
(BPRW) MOREHOUSE COLLEGE TAPS THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S DERRICK BROOMS TO LEAD ITS BLACK MEN’S RESEARCH INSTITUTE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Black PR Wire) Morehouse College has appointed Dr. Derrick Brooms as the new executive director of its Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) beginning August 1. An award-winning scholar, activist, educator, speaker, and writer, Brooms brings over […]