Spelman and Morehouse are once again among the nation’s highest-ranked historically Black colleges and universities. Spelman College ranked No. 1 for the 20th consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best HBCUs rankings. Morehouse College ranked No. 4 on the annual list. “Celebrating 20 consecutive years as the nation’s No. 1 HBCU is […]
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Morris Brown College Homecoming 2026 Guide
It’s homecoming season in Atlanta, so it’s time to show up and show out on the yard. Morris Brown College’s week of festivities runs from Sept. 27 through Oct. 4. The cross-generational celebration will showcase a sea of purple and black Wolverines at the historic HBCU campus. And while the school no longer has a […]
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Race and Riots: How Rodney King Episodes Killed A Different World
It was April 29, 1992. And the country was transfixed during the reading of the verdict. An all-white jury found four Los Angeles police officers not guilty in the brutal beating of motorist Rodney King. The response was instant. Some called it a riot. Others called it an uprising. And for series creator Susan Fales-Hill, […]
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Before Classes Begin, Morehouse Gives Its Freshmen a Lesson in Belonging
“I’ve got a feeling somebody’s trying to sneak in my house … Morehouse!” A boisterous crowd sang into the summer night air as they flanked a long line of young men dressed in white shirts and maroon ties as they exited King Chapel. It is with those words, sang by upperclassman and alumni, that Morehouse […]
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Morehouse’s Commencement Celebrates Brotherhood, Loss, and New Leadership
For nearly four hours Sunday, the campus of Morehouse College was charged with excitement and pride as families and educators celebrated the 2026 graduating class of 578 young men. Alumni from the prestigious Atlanta HBCU, in crisp white fedoras, lined the pathways to welcome graduates during the processional, while African drummers led the Class of […]
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As HBCU Graduations Near, Some LGBTQ Students Are Left Without Ceremony
As students across the Atlanta University Center plan their graduation celebrations with family and friends, some students are struggling with inclusion. Fighting to have their identity celebrated at graduation, students at Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University are exploring ways to uplift one another as LGBTQ rights and representation come under attack within […]
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Clark Atlanta Student Speaks Out After ‘Humiliating’ Classroom Arrest
Sierra Morrison remembers the first time she stepped onto the campus of Clark Atlanta University. She traveled from her Minneapolis high school to tour colleges, and something just felt right about the Georgia HBCU. “Just being in Atlanta and seeing so many people that look like me, in so many different spaces, spaces that I […]
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After Months in ICE Detention, Morehouse Alum Is Deported to Mexico
After Morehouse College alum Alex Maganda was picked up by immigration agents last June, his Spelhouse community rallied for his release with the hashtag #FreeAlexMaganda. It was an urgent call to Morehouse College and Spelman College’s network to help their former classmate, who had been brought to America at the age of 5 by his […]
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Homelessness, Police Shooting, Data Centers: Top 10 Atlanta Stories of 2025
From City Hall to Magic City, Capital B Atlanta reporters covered breaking news, secured exclusive interviews with newsmakers, unearthed painful history, and published groundbreaking enterprise stories that resonated online and on social media. Here are our top 10 stories of the year. Georgia is quietly working on building the largest ICE facility in the country, […]
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‘A Different World’ Series to Film in Atlanta at a Time When Black Creatives Need Work
Class will be back in session as a reimagining of A Different World will begin filming in Atlanta next year. Created by Bel-Air screenwriter Felicia Pride, the series will take new viewers and fans of the original series that ran from 1987 to 1993 back to the fictional Hillman College that Cosby Show daughter Denise […]
