Non-Traditional 'Macbeth' Subject of National Conference

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s shortest tragedy, has long been adapted for African-American actors. National scholars, local artists, a film director and a Hollywood actor will participate in a conversation at Rhodes College about so-called ‘non-traditional’ casting of Shakespeare's plays and African American artists who have adapted Macbeth in their works.

His Brother's Keeper

Cleon Rich, a freshman biology major at Morehouse College, was the only black male in his high school graduating class in Kilmarnock, Va. It's not an isolated experience. But thanks to a recent on-campus community fair, Rich was one of more than 20 Morehouse students who signed up for a program to mentor young black males and help inspire them to stay in school.