The 139th Morris Brown College Founder’s Day Observance will be held on March 20, 2020 at noon. The location is at Allen AME Church located in Atlanta, Georgia. The speaker will be Dr. Jamal Bryant. Everyone is invited to attend!Read More
Morris Brown College has been named a Top 10 HBCU that is Rising in 2020 by the HBCU Campaign Fund. Founded on or before 1964, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established after the Civil War when southern states still practiced segregation in schools. The following HBCUs have provided places for freed slaves to...Read More
Morris Brown College Raises $462,882.09 During Virtual Homecoming FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Atlanta, Georgia (October 27, 2020) — Even COVID and a global pandemic couldn’t dampen the spirit of Morris Brown College’s Virtual Homecoming. Founded in 1881, the historical black college raised $462,882.09 during an entertaining eight-hour live telethon-type setting with several dedicated sponsors. During...Read More
ATLANTA (November 11, 2020) — On top of a successful 2020 virtual homecoming where $550,000+ was raised from alumni, supporters, and sponsors, Dr. Kevin James, President of Morris Brown College, announced that its accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) has been approved. This is a major step toward the...Read More
ATLANTA, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CGI Merchant Group, LLC (CGI) — a minority-owned global investment management firm with a focus in real estate and private equity — announced today it will make a $30 million investment in the historic Morris Brown College to convert existing facilities into a 150-key upscale hotel and hospitality management training complex. Construction of the 90,000-square-foot state-of-the-art...Read More
Back then, when the photo was taken, Morris Brown College’s Fountain Hall was covered in ivy. All of the women pictured, teachers and wives of men affiliated with Atlanta University, wore white shirts. The men — including scholar, writer and activist W.E.B. Du Bois, who is almost hidden on the back row — were in...Read More
