insidethehouse ■ January 15- The Atlanta
of President Walter E. Massey’s years
Journal-Constitution
of service to Morehouse and the
The AJC covered the 15th annual A
Atlanta community. The ad ran on
King Celebration concert, featuring
the first Sunday of the College’s 140th
the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and
Founder’s Day observance.
Ebony magazine featured alumnus Donald
the Morehouse and Spelman glee
■ February – The Atlanta Business
Washington ’06 in an article titled “From No
clubs. Dr. Maya Angelou was a special
Chronicle
House to Morehouse.” The Phi Beta Kappa
guest speaker at the sold-out concert,
The Atlanta Business Chronicle ran a
which was held in the Martin Luther
photo and caption saluting the recipients
King Jr. International Chapel on the
of the Hyatt Regency’s Heritage
conceived in Atlanta called The
Morehouse campus.
Celebration. Massey received the 2006
Peacemakers: Redeem the Dream Youth
■ February 11- The Atlanta
Crystal Customer Award during the
Leadership Program. The program focuses
Journal-Constitution
Regency’s fifth annual Heritage
on nonviolence and conflict resolution
The AJC ran a full-page ad in tribute
Celebration on Feb. 7.
training with youths and adults.
■ January – Ebony
From No House to Morehouse
graduate was one of five winners of the Compton Mentor Fellowship for graduated seniors. He is now running a project he
First Exhibition of the Morehouse King Collection Receives National Attention ■ December 13- The St. Petersburg Times The St. Petersburg Times, as well as several other newspapers across the country, featured the first exhibition of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection in its travel section. The exhibition opened to the public on King’s birthday, January 15, and will run at the Atlanta History Center through May 13. Among the other media organizations to highlight the exhibition were: Atlanta Business Chronicle, ABC World News Tonight with Charles Gibson, CNN, NBC Nightly News, ABC Nightline, WSB-TV, WXIATV, WAGA-TV, WGCL-TV, New York Times, The Atlanta Inquirer, Creative Loafing and the Associated Press.
■ January- WSB-TV
The King Papers WSB-TV of Atlanta produced and aired a one-hour, prime time special on the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection.
■ January - CNN
MLK: Words That Changed a Nation CNN ran a five-part series titled “MLK: Words That Changed a Nation.” The series featured works from the Morehouse College Martin Luther King
The special, titled “The King Papers,” featured interviews with members of the King family, as well as other Atlanta-area civil rights pioneers, including the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery and Xernona Clayton. Anchors Monica Pearson, John Pruitt and Jovita Moore reported the series.
Jr. Collection and ran on “American Morning,” featuring Soledad O’Brien. CNN later turned the series into a one-hour documentary, which aired during the College’s Founder’s Day observation. S U M M E R
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