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May 2, 2013

Morehouse College athletes charged with raping Spelman student

theGRIO REPORT - The alleged victim claims she was held against her will inside a room on campus at the…
February 17, 2013

Obama to speak at Morehouse College commencement

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) - A White House official says President Barack Obama will deliver the commencement address at…
January 31, 2013

Dr. John S. Wilson Jr., new Morehouse president, to focus on 'character' and 'capital'

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. John S. Wilson Jr. has an outstanding resume. So much so he was headhunted after a…
December 10, 2012

Morehouse College launches LGBT course

theGRIO REPORT - Morehouse College has launched a new LGBT course that will focus on LGBT pop culture, politics and…
November 14, 2012

New Morehouse college president has White House ties

theGRIO REPORT - John Silvanus Wilson will be the 11th president of Morehouse College. Wilson is the former executive director…
October 22, 2012

Is Morehouse College the latest HBCU to be in financial peril?

theGRIO REPORT - Just a couple months after Morris Brown College in Atlanta filed for bankruptcy, Morehouse College is reportedly…
September 27, 2012

US Paralympic star Jerome Singleton talks success on and off the track

theGRIO REPORT - Even as a child growing up in South Carolina, Jerome Singleton Jr. displayed a natural talent for…
September 10, 2012

Zimbabwean-born businessman commits $6.4 million to send African students to Morehouse College

theGRIO REPORT - The telecom tycoon has committed $6.4 million in scholarship dollars to send 40 African freshmen to Morehouse,…
July 30, 2012

Oprah blasts Twitter follower for 'ghetto' comment

theGRIO REPORT - Oprah was recently confronted by one of her Twitter followers claiming that she does not give back…
June 27, 2012

Morehouse College trends on Twitter after alum slams school

ATLANTA - One of the trending topics on Twitter, not only in Atlanta, but around the country Monday was Morehouse…
June 27, 2012

Jerome Singleton hopes to raise Paralympic awareness

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - American Jerome Singleton is eager to start what could be the biggest summer of his life...
May 11, 2012

Genarlow Wilson, once a convicted felon, now a Morehouse scholar

Today Genarlow Wilson is a part-time Morehouse student, but nine years ago his world was turned upside down after he…
March 20, 2012

Morehouse graduate spearheads glitzy awards for kidney disease

theGRIO REPORT - Mark Dodd, an alumnus of the illustrious Morehouse College, has transformed his pain into purpose.
March 6, 2012

Paralympics athlete wants to be the fastest in the world

VIDEO - After the 2011 World Championships, Jerome Singleton Jr. feels it's safe to refer to himself as the 'Fastest…
November 23, 2011

Herman Cain candidacy is hot topic at Morehouse College

On the national stage, African American opinions about Cain are something of a moot point as the Republican primaries approach...
October 10, 2011

How Cain sat out civil rights activism at Morehouse

theGRIO REPORT - At an institution such as Morehouse, there were plenty of opportunities to participate in civil rights activities…
June 8, 2011

15-year-old already a Morehouse man

VIDEO - Instead of being in his sophomore year in high school, 15-year-old Stephen Stafford is a sophomore at Morehouse…
April 23, 2011

How HBCUs have learned to go green

OPINION - The United Negro College Fund and its Building Green at Minority Serving Institutions program shows that minority colleges…
February 18, 2011

Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 2/13-2/19

SLIDESHOW - Joe Frazier became heavyweight champion, Morehouse was founded and Huey P. Newton was born; this is an incredibly…
February 11, 2011

Morehouse College grads create an upscale condom line

Conversations surrounding sexually transmitted illnesses and the rise in new cases of HIV often morph into great concern; but, typically,…