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[Black History] A Brief History of Morgan State University
Founded in 1867 as the Centenary Biblical Institute by the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the institution’s original mission was to train young men in ministry. The school was renamed Morgan College in 1890 in honor of the Reverend Lyttleton Morgan.
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[Black History] A Brief History of Grambling State University
Grambling State University opened on November 1, 1901 as the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School. In 1946, the school became Grambling College, named after P.G. Grambling, the white sawmill owner who had donated the parcel of land where the school was constructed.
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Spike Lee Speaking at Rutgers Tonight
Filmmaker Spike Lee will be speaking and signing copies of his book tonight (Feb 9, 2011) at Rutgers University in NJ. Admission is free to the event held at the Livingston Student Center Multipurpose room, in Piscataway.
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[Black History] A Brief History of Morehouse College
In 1867, two years after the Civil War ended, Augusta Institute was established in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. Upon the death of the founder in 1913, Atlanta Baptist College was named Morehouse College in honor of Henry L. Morehouse
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[Black History] A Brief History of North Carolina A&T State University
N.C. A&T was established as the A. and M. College for the “Colored Race” by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina ratified March 9, 1891.
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[Black History] A Brief History of Spelman College
On April 11, 1881, Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, two friends opened a school in the basement of Atlanta’s Friendship Baptist Church with $100.
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[video] Honda Battle of the Bands 2011
The Honda Battle of the Bands was created to celebrate, support and recognize the excellence of black college marching bands and the unique academic experience of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
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Nava Coppin Wants to See You in Her Office
Nava Coppin, a graduate of Elizabeth City State U, recently became an assistant principal at Elizabeth City’s River Road Middle School. She is our latest featured Alum in People on the Move.