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HBCU Atlanta Protest
October 20, 2021
Students attending HBCU in Atlanta are coming together to protest living conditions and inequities at their institutions.
September 19, 2021
Mastercard partnered with the Black Economic Alliance Foundation (BEA), a non-profit that supports economic progress in Black communities.
Clark Atlanta shooting -theGrio.com
September 15, 2021
HBCU Clark Atlanta University is returning to all virtual classes due to a surge of coronavirus cases on the historic…
September 4, 2021
The ravages of COVID-19 mean that two of Atlanta HBCU's, Morehouse and Spelman, will skip traditional homecoming for the second…
Woman wears mask
August 21, 2021
Parents around the country are being coached how to avoid COVID-19 protocols which medical officials say is hurting recovery efforts.
August 21, 2021
Spelman College's faculty agree to return to classrooms after initially saying they would teach remotely due to unclear COVID protocols.
August 20, 2021
The Spelman Faculty Council hasn't said what guidelines would make them comfortable to return to face-to-face classes.
Samuel J. Jackson LaTanya Richardson Jackson thegrio.com
May 14, 2021
Spelman College will name a renovated theater the LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Performing Arts Center.
Morehouse Debate thegrio.com
April 28, 2021
The men of Morehouse College have decided to withdraw from a debate tournament due to racist taunts from an opposing…
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April 22, 2021
Actress Robin Thede is developing a zombie comedy feature set at Spelman College for Amazon Studios titled 'Killing It',
April 20, 2021
The historically-Black colleges and universities that comprise the AUCC want their in-person students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
April 16, 2021
The famed scholar-activist and acclaimed actress are set to address Spelman College’s respective graduating classes of '21 and '20.
April 15, 2021
"We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history,” said Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College of the news.
Spelman College
March 28, 2021
Spelman College sees record-breaking number of applicants for its next academic cycle, despite coronavirus pandemic challenges to education.
Cohort Sistas www.theGrio.com
March 25, 2021
Cohort Sistas launched the 3.1% Campaign, raising funds and awareness to support Black women pursuing doctoral degrees.
March 17, 2021
Peachtree Providence Partners founding member Milton H. Jones Jr. has been elected to chair the support organization's board of directors.
March 14, 2021
After launching a fundraising goal that some thought was too ambitious, Spelman College has raised 96% of its target in…
BLUE Scholarship Gala To Benefit Spelman College - Inside
January 27, 2021
This career move will make Rosalind Brewer the only Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. Back in 2017,…
Morehouse thegrio.com
December 13, 2020
George Wells, a business executive in New York City, donated $1 million worth of art to his alma mater, Morehouse…
Spelman, Black colleges, online thegrio.com
July 20, 2020
Morehouse, Spelman and Clark Atlanta, three Atlanta HBCU's, announce the decision to convert to virtual learning for the fall 2020…