Is Morehouse Ready For The 'Mean Girls'?

[Shana A]

Is Morehouse Ready For The 'Mean Girls'?

October 21, 2010

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130723954

A Vibe magazine article titled "The Mean Girls of Morehouse" profiles four students who attend Morehouse College -- the nation's only all-male historically black institution -- but dress in women's clothing and identify themselves as androgynous. The article sparked outrage throughout the Morehouse community, and prompted the president of the college to write a letter to alumni, criticizing Vibe magazine. Host Michel Martin talks with Aliya King, author of the article; Brian Alston, one of the students profiled; and L'Heureax Lewis, a Morehouse alumnus and professor of sociology at the City University of New York.