via Joy105/ Zach Freeman: New Birth Missionary Baptist Church plans to redirect a donation it received from rap artist Kanye West to Atlanta’s Morris Brown College, officials said. Rev. Jamal Harrison Bryant on Sunday announced a financial contribution to the HBCU’s general scholarship fund, according to a New Birth spokesman. CLICK HERE to read story
GETTY IMAGE: Morris Brown College has been through on an arduous journey over the past decade. Despite the seemingly endless financial woes and decline in enrollment, Morris Brown College has kept its doors open. Seventeen understudies will graduate from Morris Brown College this year, including Sam Smith, who put in 50 years working at MARTA […]
In a bit of good news in a landscape in which many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are facing tough times, a trustee from Morris…
By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist: I was flipping through the TV channels last week and came across one of Spike Lee’s best movies, School Daze. This was…
Friends, family and supporters of Morris Brown College converged on the school’s campus over the weekend for a special “National Day of Prayer.” Saturday’s event, which was described as a prayer vigil, attracted hundreds keen to show their support for the historic black college as it struggles to stay afloat. Among the crowd were alumni, […]
For more than a decade, Morris Brown College has clung to life as it struggled academically and financially in the face of growing debt and dwindling supportNow, one of the country’s oldest black colleges, which at times boasted an enrollment of more than 3,000 student, is now down to about 50, and all but […]
The Cascade United Metodist Church of Atlanta recently gave struggling Morris Brown College a lifeline, when they donated $22,000 to school. The money, which was raised during a month-long fundraising effort, helped the school eliminate its hefty debt to the U.S. Department of Education. Rev. Dr. Marvin Moss said they couldn’t let a historic part […]
The Cascade United Metodist Church of Atlanta recently gave struggling Morris Brown College a lifeline, when they donated $22,000 to school. The money, which was raised during a month-long fundraising effort, helped the school eliminate its hefty debt to the U.S. Department of Education. Rev. Dr. Marvin Moss said they couldn’t let a historic part […]
The Cascade United Metodist Church of Atlanta recently gave struggling Morris Brown College a lifeline, when they donated $22,000 to school. The money, which was…
