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News Articles: Spelman College

In this March 4, 2020 photo, Roslyn Pope poses with a framed copy of "An Appeal for Human Rights" in her home in Atlanta. Roslyn Pope, a college professor and musician who wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement against systemic racism in 1960, has died. She was 84. Pope died on Jan. 18 in Arlington, Texas, where she moved from Atlanta to be with her daughters after her health began to fail in 2021, according to her family's obituary.

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Roslyn Pope, author of 'Appeal for Human Rights,' dies at 84

Roslyn Pope has died aged 84. She was a 21-year-old senior at Spelman College when she wrote "An Appeal for Human Rights," laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement in 1960.

February 13, 2023
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Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young address the press at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Prosecutors filed charges against six officers involved in the couple's arrest.

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Atlanta officers won't face charges from 2020 arrest of 2 college students

On bodycam footage, officers are shown confronting two young Black adults, Taniyah Pilgrim and Messiah Young, after the pair were out past curfew following protests over George Floyd's death.

May 24, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Pres. Tatum of Spelman College receives a $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corp. to be used for the college's academic priorities.

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Political Rewind: McMichael plea deal denied; Fulton DA seeks FBI help; HBCU bomb threats

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A judge rejected a plea deal in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Meanwhile, the Fulton County district attorney asked the FBI for security help as she investigates former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election. Sonny Perdue could be back on track to become the next chancellor for the Georgia university system. And a Senate committee takes up constitutional carry today at 4 p.m. 

 

 

February 01, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Members of the Morehouse College speech and debate team at the 2019 Pi Kappa Delta National Championship at Hofstra University. Coach Kenneth Newby is seen at the center, and student debater Daniel Edwards is at front left.

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A Reckoning After Morehouse Withdraws From Debate Tournament, Citing 'Anti-Blackness'

"This tournament was a culmination of years of innate and not-so-well concealed racism within the debate community that came to a head," says Daniel Edwards, the Morehouse College team captain.

April 30, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta. The college announced it would require all students to get the vaccine for COVID-19 before class begins fall 2021.

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5 Private Georgia Colleges To Require Vaccines For Students

Five Atlanta-area private colleges will require students to have received COVID-19 vaccinations before class begins next fall. 

April 20, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell

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Spelman College Announces Plans For 'Low Density, Hybrid Model' For Spring 2021

Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell and a 50-person Spelman College Task Force on the Path Forward, have announced the school’s intentions for a low density, hybrid model when classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Further, Spelman is prepared to adjust their mode of operation, including continuing with fully remote learning, should the pandemic not improve based on data from public health organizations.

November 23, 2020
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  • Marshall Latimore
Morehouse College, Spelman College and UNCF to receive $140 million donation from Netflix CEO, wife.

Netflix CEO, Wife Donate Record $120 Million To Atlanta HBCUs, UNCF

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are making the single-largest individual donation to fund student scholarships at historically...

June 17, 2020
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  • La'Raven Taylor
Students will take courses on global modern art through the program that go beyond artists like Monet and Picasso.

Atlanta HBCUs Train Next Generation Of African American Art Curators

If you go into an art museum in North America, chances are the staff, the curators and the directors are going to be white. In 2015, an Andrew W. Mellon...

December 02, 2019
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  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
Former first lady Michelle Obama makes a surprise visit to Spelman College in Atlanta on Saturday, May 11.

Michelle Obama Surprises Spelman Students Who Studied 'Becoming'

Former first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Spelman College ahead of a book tour event in Atlanta for her autobiography, " Becoming ."

May 11, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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  • Books

One Year After 'An American Marriage,' Author Tayari Jones Reflects On Coming Home To Atlanta

Whether celebrated joyfully or begrudgingly, Valentine's Day is the holiday when the varieties of love – or the absence of love – come sharply into...

February 14, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • and 1 more
Spelman College and Morehouse College theater students rehearse for "R+J" production.

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Shakespeare's 'Romeo And Juliet' Gets Makeover At Spelman College

Spelman College students are giving an old classic new features with their presentation of "R+J" ahead of Valentine's Day weekend. "R+J" is an...

February 13, 2019
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  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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'On Second Thought' For Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019

Auto company General Motors recently announced it is shutting down production at five plants across North America, leaving thousands of workers without...

February 13, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
Spelman College alumna Tia Fuller will perform at the Atlanta Jazz Festival.

Tia Fuller Quartet Plays Atlanta Jazz Festival

If you’re looking for entertainment this weekend, several musicians will hit the stage at The Atlanta Jazz Festival. Among the artists performing is the...

May 25, 2018
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  • La'Raven Taylor

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
Dr. Roslyn Pope in her home next to her framed "Appeal for Human Rights" document.

Dr. Roslyn Pope Reflects On 'An Appeal for Human Rights'

For Women’s History Month, On Second Thought is paying tribute to Georgia's female trailblazers. Civil Rights icon Dr. Roslyn Pope made history in 1960...

April 04, 2018
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  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen
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