insidethehouse ered in The Washington Post, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and TheRoot.com, as well as on several television and radio stations. n November 3, 2011, Florida Courier MOREHOUSE QUES GIVE $100,000 TO THEIR HBCU In celebration of its centennial, Psi chapter members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., presented Morehouse with a $100,000 check to endow a scholarship at the school. Psi chapter celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2011.
n October 24, 2011, Newsweek Magazine
The Unlikely Rise of the Anti-Obama: Yes We Cain! As alumnus Herman Cain’ 68 rose through the ranks to top the GOP presidential candidates list, media attention followed. Cain was profiled, featured and interviewed on every major national media outlet, as well as in hundreds of local and regional outlets. It was a cover story for political powerhouse Newsweek magazine as it and others tried to dissect the meteoric rise of the self-named American Black Conservative (ABC). “…By the magic of his personality, a preacher-bred speaking style, a bootstrap personal narrative, and a catchy name for a tax overhaul, the ABC was back at the hotel as a frontrunner against the perpetually unexciting Mitt Romney,” the article stated.
n December 2011, “O” The Oprah Winfrey Magazine
The Ripple Effect In 1989, when Oprah started a scholarship fund at Morehouse, her goal was to help a few young men earn their degrees. Her generosity set off a chain reaction of giving that continues today.
Several alumni and students are paying it forward by
giving back in their own communities, and the people they Courtesy: HARPO, Inc.
help are now helping.
n May 27, 2011, Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Oprah’s Generosity Spurs Morehouse Scholarship Recipients When Oprah bade farewell to her audience after 25 years of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” little did she know that she would have 300 Sons of Oprah to help her say goodbye. These Morehouse Men graced the staged during the “Surprise Spectacular Finale” to say thank you to the queen of talk for all she’s done for them. Oprah remains the College’s top individual donor, having given $12 million to support the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship. Countless national media outlets covered the Morehouse segment across every media platform, including CASE Currents, the organ for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.
For more on the story go to: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Ripple-Effect-ofOne-Act-of-Kindness-Oprah-Scholarship.
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