The cancelation marks the second year in a row the Atlanta social calendar won't see one of the countries most popular HBCU Homecoming events.
In a whirlwind weekend, the OWN creator visited Mount Holyoke, Johnson C. Smith and Spelman to celebrate her former students' graduation.
Spelman College President, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell said the school plans to be more diligent in investigating cases of sexual assault.
One of the most high-profile philanthropic love affairs in modern history has come to an end. In the wake of mounting rape and sexual assault…
Remember those Spelman girls? Specifically, twins Kristie and Kirstie Bronner (yep, of the Bronner Bros. hair extravaganzas and company), who were the historic HBCU Spelman…
There have been some major shifts on the annual list of top HBCUs! U.S. News & World Report ran the numbers, and announced its…
Roland Martin talked health and fitness with Spelman College President Beverly Tatum Monday on “NewsOne Now.” Tatum detailed how the historically black college was able…
Nothing beats homecoming weekend at a historically black college or university, but whose school has the best? Is it the Marching 100 down in Tallahassee,…
If you haven’t seen the “Jeopardy” style show “Black College Quiz,” the quiz show series features HBCU College students from around the country showcasing their knowledge and skill of African-American history. The four-part, half-hour series has featured over 50 HBCU schools since its inception and awarded over $100,000 dollars in scholarships. We’re proud to announce […]
President Barack Obama will give the commencement speech at Atlanta’s Morehouse College this May, the school announced over the weekend. According to a White House official, Morehouse was selected because it is “one of the nation’s leading historical black colleges and universities (and) is among the best and brightest institutions of higher education in the […]
During an interview with television personality/journalist Jacque Reid last week, civil rights activist Angela Davis announced a new campaign, “Bury the Ratchet,” aimed at improving the depictions of Black women in mainstream media. The “Bury the Ratchet” campaign specifically targets Black women who live right here in Atlanta, because of reality shows such as The […]
Could 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas be heading to Atlanta to attend Spelman College? TMZ is reporting that Spelman College president Beverly Daniel Tatum is in London attending the Olympics and made a point to give the history-making gymnast a Spelman gift bag containing a congratulatory note, school t-shirt and a CD containing a […]
