April 4, 2024 and April 11, 2024: This spring 2024, AYCGL Scholar-in-Residence, Pamela Winn, will present a 3-part AYCGL Teach-in series entitled, Policy Advocacy within the Democratic Process. This series will focus on Ms. Winn’s work as a policy advocate for individuals who are currently and formerly incarcerated. The second and third sessions of the Teach-in will be held on April 4th and April 11, 2024, in Merrill Hall, Room 111.

During the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Dr. Sinead Younge joined an esteemed panel featuring Pulitzer Prize Poet, Dr. Jericho Brown, and Global DEI Consultant, Jad-Evangelo Nasser. According to the Human Rights Campaign, the 2023 state legislative session was the worst year on record for anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation.

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the AYCGL and Oprah Winfrey Program co-sponsored a virtual conversation with Clint Smith.

On Monday, January 15, 2024, in partnership with Atlanta’s King Center for Nonviolent Change, Oprah Winfrey scholars served to support the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Commemorative Service, voter registration, and a collection drive for the unsheltered

A cohort of twelve men from Morehouse traveled to Ireland during the J-mester to study the imperfect parallels between the civil rights movement in the US and Ireland.

This January, Dr. Sinead Younge taught a January J-Mester Course entitled, Understanding the Gullah Geechee Roots of Social Justice and Resistance. The course explored the connection between South Carolina and Barbados using health as a lens to explore history, culture, food, and behavior.

Freddie Golden was featured in the documentary, “I AM my Brother’s Keeper,” which was recently nominated for two 2023 Chicago Emmy Awards.

As an ambassador, congressman, mayor, and civil rights leader, Andrew J. Young has created a legacy of leading the fight for the human and civil rights of people nationally and globally, providing leadership in pursuit of social justice, and creating opportunity and prosperity among those who are underserved.

The Art of Recovery Performance

This exciting event was hosted by the R2ISE Theatre and honored first responders, medical personnel and other frontline heroes through the arts. The event took place in the Ray Charles Performing Arts Auditorium and was free and open to the public.

Jeanine D. White received the IES Abroad Professional Development Award at the IES Abroad meeting held in Chicago, IL, on October 12, 2023.

This programming will facilitate the integration and application of classroom content, deepening students’ understanding of the history of Black people in the U.S., including enslavement, tools of oppression (Jim Crow, lynching, etc.), mass incarceration, as well as exposure to the culture, resistance, and leadership of Black people in the United States.

The Andrew Young Fund for International Scholars will award up to $2400 to support students participating in faculty-led study abroad programs and up to $1400 to students participating in semester-long study abroad programs. Students planning to study abroad are encouraged to apply for the award. Delta Airlines’ support of study abroad at Morehouse has been critical to the development and implementation of study abroad programs at the college.

The Office of International Education welcomes Ms. Nandi Musengwa, Program Coordinator for International Education.

On Saturday, September 9, 2023, Oprah Winfrey scholars participated in their first OWSP community-wide service project for the 2023-24 academic year. Scholars served at the King Center’s Beloved Community International Expo, assisting with setup and breakdown, registering guests, and supporting this community-building project.

The Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty and students to develop and implement projects that advance social justice and the development of leadership among students, faculty, and community members.