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White House Shares Breakdown of $2.7 Billion Given to HBCUs

[…] $260 million for 8 HBCUs: Morehouse School of Medicine: $56,785,507 Albany State University: $53,287,476 Clark Atlanta University: $47,762,468 Savannah State University: $41,412,308 Fort Valley State University: $26,524,053 Morehouse College: $15,541,496 Spelman College: $13,786,698 Paine College: $5,557,820 Kentucky: Over $21 million for 2 HBCUs: Kentucky State University: $15,109,665 Simmons College of Kentucky: $6,453,559 Louisiana: Over $211 […]

Morehouse Pres. David Thomas Explains How MLK Jr. Sparked His Interest in Morehouse in the 60s

David A. Thomas (Photo: Morehouse) * Morehouse College President, David Thomas joined SiriusXM Business Radio host Alan Fleischmann of ‘Leadership Matters’ to talk about his dreams for Morehouse in 2021, the far-reaching impact of investor Robert Smith’s gift to the Morehouse Class of 2019, and explained how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sparked his interest […]

Morehouse College to Accept Transgender Students in Fall 2020

photo via @Twitter * Morehouse College, the all-male and historically Black institution in Atlanta, announced over the weekend that it will begin accepting transgender males as students in fall 2020. A statement from college officials on Saturday noted that the new policy, approved by trustees, would not allow “individuals who identify as women regardless of […]

Morehouse College Interim President William ‘Bill’ Taggart Dies Suddenly

Morehouse College Interim President Bill Taggart speaks during the graduation ceremony in the Martin Luther King JR. International Chapel on The Morehouse Campus Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AJC) *Interim Morehouse College president William “Bill” Taggart has died of an aneurysm, officials announced Thursday. He was 55. The college’s board of trustees released the following […]

George Wells: New York Businessman Donates $1M Art Collection to Morehouse

George Wells / Twitter *A Morehouse College alumnus has gifted the historically black college an art collection worth $1 million. His generosity was in an effort to help diversify the art world.  According to CNN, the collection includes works by McArthur Binion, Rashid Johnson, Amy Sherald, Mickalene Thomas and Ivy Haldeman.  “I will always be […]

UNCF Empower Me Tour Kicks Off in Atlanta Feb. 3: Job Opportunities & Career Prep for College Students

[…] to become leaders in college and beyond.” The kick-off stop in Atlanta will welcome students from UNCF-supported historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) including Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Interdenominational Theological Center and Spelman College. The EMT is free and is open to non-HBCU students in the area as well. Additional spring 2017 tour stops […]

Spike Lee Tells Why He, His Entire ‘School Daze’ Cast and Crew Were Kicked off Morehouse’s Campus | VIDEO

[…] on his own while he tried to create the film. In the beginning stages of filming, he initially planned to shoot “School Daze” at his alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Things went as planned for a while. But after a fortnight, Spike Lee and his entire cast and crew were shown the door […]

Billionaire Robert F. Smith Extends Morehouse Pledge to Parents of 2019 Graduates

*Billionaire Robert F. Smith announced to the May graduating class at Morehouse College in Atlanta that he planned to pay off the entirety of their student debt. Now Smith is expanding the gift to include their parents. On Friday, Morehouse announced that Smith will cover the educational loans taken out by the parents of the […]

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Donates $120M to HBCUs [VIDEO]

[…] $120 million to historically Black colleges and universities. The couple have announced plans to give $40 million each to: the United Negro College Fund, Spelman College and Morehouse College, per Hollywood Reporter. Mary Schmidt Campbell, the president of Spelman, called it a “historic gift in response to the historic moment we’re experiencing.” “We are enormously […]

UNCF Awarded Los Angeles Students Thousands in College Scholarships … On The Spot!

[…] 1995 alumna of Howard University; Terrence J. graduated from North Carolina A&T University; Rapper, Actor, Activist Common is graduate of FAMU, Samuel Jackson is proud alumus of Morehouse College, Oprah is a proud alumna of Tennessee State University. UNCF winner Jada Salazar grew up in the foster care system and despite her adversities, she vows […]

Spelman Part of Alliance Receiving $200K NSF Grant to Develop Data Science Units

[…] These units will be foundational in preparing students to enter a data-driven workforce by being able to address the emerging challenges in data science. Agnes Scott College, Morehouse College and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partners in the collaborative project, TRIPODS+X: EDU Collaborative Education: Data-driven Discovery and Alliance, that aims to train a diverse […]

A Conversation on Creative and Culture: Actor and Cultural Architect Charles Reese Reflects on the Evolution of James Baldwin

[…] of Charles Reese) GQ: When did you fall in love with James Baldwin? CR: I fell in love with James Baldwin by the time I got to Morehouse College. I met Mr. Baldwin when I was a freshman student. It was a brief encounter. I was coming across the campus at Morehouse, and I ran […]

Black Billionaire Robt. F. Smith’s Bold Action at Morehouse Needs to be Emulated to Abate Nation’s $1.5 Trillion Debt Crisis

[…] Morehouse *The annual season of college commencements have a unique way of bringing together multiple generations of families in celebration. For the 135th graduating class of Atlanta’s Morehouse College, commencement marked another event that was as unexpected as it was generous. Robert F. Smith, the event’s speaker who is also Chairman and CEO of Vista […]

Spike Lee and The Gersh Agency, LLC Announce Inaugural Class of Spike Fellows Program | PICs

[…] which was designed to nurture creative undergraduate students from the Atlanta University Center Consortium (which consists of three Historically Black Colleges and Universities based in Atlanta — Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta University) who have an interest in the entertainment industry. The Spike Fellows at Gersh program is based on the belief that […]

Pee Wee Kirkland, Earl ‘The Pearl’ Monroe Lead Nominees for HBCU Black College Basketball HOF

[…] Xavier University Marvin Webster – Morgan State University Zelmo Beaty – Prairie View A&M University Cleo Hill, Jr – North Carolina Central Avery Johnson – Southern University Harold Ellis – Morehouse College Willie Scott – Alabama State University Earl Jones – University District of Columbia Michael Britt – University District of Columbia AJ English – Virginia Union University Bobby Phills […]
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