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Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 Just Turned 20. Let's Talk About the Go-Go Jam, 'It's Love'
If I ever write a memoir about my life, an entire chapter would be dedicated to Washington, D.C., and the influence the city has had in my life. When I got to a pre-freshman program at Morehouse in the summer of 1997, my knowledge of the city, aside from knowing it was the nation’s capital,…
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HBCUs in Atlanta to Go Virtual for Fall Semester
Inexplicably, there’s an ongoing argument happening across the country about sending kids back to school even as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in several states. Apparently, the illusion of normality is far more important than the actual safety of the nation’s youth. Thankfully, a few schools are actually displaying some common sense. Among those are…
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Netflix CEO Donating $120 Million to HBCUs and the United Negro College Fund
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin will donate an allotted total of $120 million to HBCUs and black scholarship funds. Spelman College, Morehouse College and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will each receive $40 million. “There are many good places to donate, but the [historically Black colleges and universities] are 150…
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‘The Use of Force is Never Acceptable’: 2 Atlanta Cops Fired After Tasing HBCU Students During Protest
At a time when volatile and emotional protests are popping up all over the country behind a black man dying due to what is widely seen as excessive use of police force, you would think that cops at these protests would exercise caution regarding their own uses of force on black demonstrators. Yet, several documented…
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Private Equity Investor Frank Baker Pays Off Tuition Debt for 2020 Spelman College Graduates
Frank Baker, an African-American investor who heads the billion-dollar private equity firm Siris, has paid off the remaining tuition balances for the 2020 class of graduates at Spelman College and established a $1 million scholarship to help future graduates of the all-woman HBCU. The businessman covered the debt for nearly 50 students graduating from Spelman…
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Holy Shit: Beyoncé Mass at Spelman College Causes Ticket Frenzy
There are no known plans for Queen Bey to show up to the religious service in her whole-y name but the tickets are the hottest ticket in town. Beyoncé Mass will descend on Hotlanta to kick off Women’s Herstory Month at Spelman College tomorrow and demand has reached a fever pitch. According to the Atlanta…
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Spelman College Creates First-Ever Queer Studies Chair at An HBCU With $2 Million Donation From Billionaire Jon Stryker
As the global leader of the liberal arts education of black women, Spelman College is keen on its tremendous responsibility to educate and empower the next generation of leaders and innovators. To that end, in a press release provided to The Root, the historically black college announced a matching gift of up to $2 million…
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8 Reflections on SpelHouse's Blessed and Highly Favored 2019 Homecoming
This past weekend in the capital of African America—Atlanta—a gathering of Black Excellence took place on hallowed grounds in the city’s West End neighborhood. SpelHouse, the famed and noble portmanteau of two of Black America’s most illustrious and storied institutions—Morehouse College and Spelman College—celebrated its annual homecoming. For those of us who come every year…
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Dear God, It's Me, Panama (Again). I See Rain in the Forecast for Spelhouse Homecoming This Weekend (Again). Let's Talk (Again)
Dear God, What’s up, Big Homie—is it okay if I refer to you as such? I have no idea if the pronouns conversation has made it into religion yet, though I’m pretty sure it’s coming. I think for simplicity’s sake, I’ll stick with convention and you can correct me in the comments. Again, what up,…
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Looking for an Unconventional Way to Give Back to Your Alma Mater? Take The Homecoming Challenge
At my daughter’s elementary school, they have a pretty cool program that has the potential to pay dividends far down the road. When you get to fifth grade, you are paired with a kindergarten buddy, and every few days during your fifth-grade year, you and your buddy get to hang out and do projects together.…