Two revolutionary, pioneering world-class leaders in politics and philanthropy, the Honorable Shirley Franklin, two-term mayor of Atlanta, and Alison R. Bernstein of The Ford Foundation, will be the new William and Camille Cosby Endowed Professors in 2010 at Spelman College.
Filed under: Opinion , Media This weekend, as I was attending the rally we organized for Heather Ellis, the 24-year old college student facing 15-years in prison for cutting in line at Walmart, I saw an amazing performance by Shanelle Walker, an incredibly talented spoken word artist. One thing that the brilliant minds in hip-hop are going to have to confront is that fact that, with all the money...
Melanie Fiona recently had her album listening party, and she held it in the infamous AUC, at Spelman College. It was a real relaxed and intimate setting. Not only did they get to hear her album, they also got to hear her amazing voice because she sang two of her songs, “It Kills Me” [...]
The parents of a dead Spelman College sophomore want Clark Atlanta University to pay them for pain and suffering they and their daughter suffered after the 19-year-old woman was hit by a stray bullet while walking on the CAU campus.
The parents of a Spelman College student killed by a stray bullet while walking on the Clark Atlanta University campus have announced plans to sue the university for neglecting to provide adequate security.
Nov. 4 event on Capitol Hill features Soccer Robot Dogs, a shake table and other interactive demosOn Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 17 different educational technologies developed with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be included among the exhibits in an Education Technology Showcase on Capitol Hill, in Room 902 of the Hart Senate Office Building. Sponsored...
There are three races to watch tomorrow. Mainly two gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey in addition to a special election for a congressional seat in New York. That race in New York has generated some publicity this past weekend as the original GOP candidate, Dede Scozzafava, withdrew from the race and endorsed Bill Ownens, Democratic candidate in that race. Scozzafava has a lot of GOP...
Reggie Love, bodyman or personal assistant for U.S. President Barack Obama (pictured a to of stairs with water bottle), has gotten much ink. However, who is the woman behind U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama? Enter Kristen Jarvis (pictured in print dress), a 28-year-old graduate of Spelman College, has has helped Mrs. Obama navigate her day from the campaign trail to the White House Actually, Ms. Jarvis'...
STORRS, Conn. - The crimes have been stacking up all year: A Wesleyan University student gunned down at a bookstore cafe, a student at Spelman College felled by a stray bullet, a suspected drug dealer shot to death in a Harvard residence hall. In just the short time since the fall semester began, a Yale graduate student was strangled and ...
The man believed to be responsible for the Sept. 3 shooting death of a Spelman College student has been formally charged with murder. Friday Fulton County District Attorney Paul L.
Spelman College is trying to raise $150 million by 2015, the historically black women's institution's most ambitious fundraising effort in its 128-year history.