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Did we forget to mention that she is enterting into Spelman as a Junior!! Chelsea Fearce is a shining example of a student that didn’t let obstacles get in her way when it came to her education. You  see, during most of Chelesa’s high school career she was homeless and living in her mother’s car.  Chelesa, a senior at Charles [...]

ATLANTA — Three Morehouse College athletes and another student have been accused of rape and other charges. These stem from two alleged assaults in March and April. Chukwudi Ndudikwa and Malcolm Frank face rape and aggravated sodomy charges. Tevin Mgbo is looking at charges of aggravated sodomy, kidnapping and reckless conduct. In an unrelated incident Lucien Kidd was arrested and charged with Rape in [...]

The softball bats and golf clubs have been stored away. All is quiet, too, at the basketball gymnasium, the volleyball courts and the soccer field. Only the tennis team endures at Spelman College, and after the Great South Athletic Conference tournament the last weekend of April, it will also be done. Then Spelman, a historically black women’s college with alumnae [...]

March is officially National Women’s History  Month. The HBCU Buzz show is showing our appreciation for phenomenal women from the past, present, and future with a few special guests this month. We are kicking off our first show in March with Dr. Teresa (Dr. T) Wilburn, a Spelman graduate, long-time educator, author, and professional life coach. A committed out of the box thinker and professor of life, Dr. [...]

While many paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy by visiting his memorial, Keshia Knight Pulliam spent time to recognize individuals nationwide who like King, played an active role in local communities. In partnering with Allstate Insurance, Pulliam announced and awarded four distinguished volunteers as a way to celebrate the annual celebration, National Give Back Day. “His (Martin [...]

Atlanta University Center students marched Friday to the state Capitol to show support for the charter school amendment on Tuesday’s ballot. Under current Georgia law, charter school applicants must first apply to the local school board. If the application is rejected, they can appeal to the state Board of Education, which may overrule local officials. Amendment One, if passed, would [...]

Regions Financial Corp. will partner with Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University and four other historically black colleges and universities on a wide-ranging program beginning this fall. The program will support financial education, academics, athletics and alumni engagement at six schools, with plans to expand the program to additional HBCUs in the future. In addition to the Alabama schools, the [...]

Spelman College senior Taylor Yarbrough was recently honored with the Second Annual Bill Sharp Award, by JWT Atlanta. The $3,500 scholarship award is named after advertising legend and industry diversity pioneer William “Bill” Sharp, and marks Sharp’s commitment to helping African-American students establish careers in the advertising industry. The scholarship is presented in partnership with the Marcus Graham Project, a [...]

Spelman College is considered the No. 1 historically black college in the U.S. The 131-year-old Atlanta school took the top spot on the 2012 U.S. News & World Report list of the nation’s best Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Nearby Morehouse College also fared well; it ranked No. 3 on the list. Clark Atlanta University tied with North Carolina’s [...]

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas isn’t on the verge of committing to SpelmaView Postn College — at least not to the president’s knowledge. TMZ reported that 17-year-old Gabby was being heavily recruited by Spelman College’s president, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. The report featured a photo of Douglas holding a Spelman College swag bag. The report and photo went viral. [...]

Gabby Douglas has caught the attention of the top HBCU (Historically Black College & Univ.) in the nation: Spelman College! The all-girls school has spoken very highly of our high-flying Gabby, and sent the 16-year-old Olympic Champion well wishes on her two gold medals in gymnastics. BLOG: Yes, Black People Are To Blame For The Gabby Douglas Controversy Spelman’s President, Dr. Beverly [...]

Thekia Cheeseborough, Class of 2013, was recently named a Dalai Lama Fellow for the 2012-2013 academic year at Spelman College. The Dalai Lama Fellow is a program that is dedicated to working across differences, protecting the environment, diminishing violence and promoting peace and alleviating poverty. This program is consistent with addressing pertinent and perplexing problems in our society today. It [...]

Top college officials are meeting in Israel though July 9th to discuss technological innovations and academic expansion and collaboration. For the first time, an HBCU President is taking part in the University President’s Seminar symposium, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum from Spelman College. The seminar is sponsored by Project Interchange, an educational institute of AJC (American Jewish Committee). The President’s will [...]

Oprah Winfrey, who created a media and philanthropic empire, urged more than 550 graduates at the historically black college for women to strive for excellence and make service the focus of their lives. And she told them to remember the sacrifices of generations of ancestors whose blood and hard work paved the way for their accomplishments. “Never forget that you [...]

Thieves ordered some Spelman College students and their friends to strip down to their underwear and jump into a pond during an early-morning robbery. The incident happened at about 2 a.m. at Dean Rusk Park, just west of the southwest Atlanta campus near downtown.The victims, three females and two males, told police that the robbers were holding hands and walking behind [...]

The Eighth Annual Spelman College Leadership and Women of Color Conference will assemble notable thought leaders to discuss and define what it means for women to “lead with purpose.” Leadership requires tremendous responsibility, accountability and at times, immense sacrifice – especially for women. Those who lead with purpose integrate their personal and professional priorities to provide a strong base for [...]

Held at three historically black colleges and universities around the nation, The National HBCU Obama Summit made its way to the Atlanta University Center on Tuesday, February 21st. Hosted by the Student Government Association of Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College and Morris Brown College in conjunction with the Democratic Party, the overall mission of the summit was to inform students [...]

Although Faith Ringgold is best known as the originator of the African-American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s, it is her pointed political paintings of the 1960s that are the focus of “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s,” on view at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art from Feb. 2 through May 19, [...]