Errin Haines, Associated PressAfrican-AmericanAnalysis: Torch Passes in Civil Rights StruggleThe recent deaths of Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks, two icons of the civil rights era, nudge those who have come behind them closer to the control for which they have clamored.April 22, 2010African-AmericanGeorgia NAACP Sues State For Underfunding Public HBCUsThe Georgia NAACP has sued the state, claiming it has systematically underfunded its three public Black colleges and threatened their survival as a result.April 4, 2010HomeSpelman College Announces $150 Million Capital CampaignSpelman College undertakes its most ambitious fundraising campaign in its 128-year history.October 15, 2009African-AmericanBooks By Martin Luther King Jr. To Be RepublishedFour books that have been long out of print by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be published again under a deal with Beacon Press brokered by King’s youngest son, Dexter King.June 23, 2009Faculty & StaffEconomic Woes Test Historically Black CollegesHistorically Black colleges and universities, which for decades have been educating students who can’t afford to go — or can’t imagine going — elsewhere, have been particularly challenged by the nation’s economic meltdown.February 15, 2009Page 1 of 1
