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NEWSFLASH! Atlanta’s Spelman College has announced that transgender students will now be considered for admission at the historically Black women’s college.
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AUC Students Launch #RapedByMorehouse To Bring Awareness to Sexual Assaults in the SpelHouse Community…
The hashtag #RapedByMorehouse and #RapedAtSpelman began trending yesterday on social media after several students from Spelman College banded together to launch a silent protest on campus.
After a self-identified Spelman student anonymously took to Twitter with a detailed account of her encounter with a Morehouse student, several of her fellow students donned caution tape on their mouths to symbolize how rape victims at the college are often silenced.
They also carried signs bearing the words from her tweets in an effort to force Morehouse to acknowledge the alleged rape culture and make changes.
Many Morehouse men found the hashtag extremely disrespectful to the college as a whole and are calling for social media users to name the people accountable instead of the college as a whole.
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Bill Cosby’s Wife Camille Breaks Silence + Daughter Evin Roasts Spelman’s Decision to Suspend Cosby Program…
Bill Cosby‘s wife Camille has finally broken her silence about the recent sexual assault allegations against her husband and his daughter Evin has also publicly defended her dad.
In a statement released by CBS News, Camille writes that her “kind,” “generous” and “funny” husband is not the person the media has painted him as in light of the recent accusations.
Having a different story told everyday has got to be devastating for the family, but the devoted wife stands by her husband even though more than 20 woman have made allegations against him.
[FLASHBACK: Rumor Control: Raven-Symone Never Accused Bill Cosby of Rape…]
Camille compared the claims against her husband to the recent Rolling Stone article that detailed an alleged gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity.
“The story was heart-breaking, but ultimately appears to be proved untrue,” Camille wrote. “Many in the media were quick to link that story to stories about my husband — until that story unwound.”
Cosby’s daughter Evin also has a lot to say about the matter and she used her Facebook page to blast Spelman College’s decision to distance themselves from the family, who have donated millions to the Atlanta-area HBCU.
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NEWSFLASH! Nelly Blames Spelman College For His Sister’s Death… [VIDEO]
You may recall that Nelly faced severe criticism about misogyny in his sexually explicit music video ‘Tip Drill” back in the day.
The controversial ‘Tip Drill’ video (click HERE to watch), released in 2003, featured a slew of Atlanta area strippers and sparked protests from womens groups about its overt depiction of women as sexual objects.
[FLASHBACK: Ruben Studdard & His ‘Tip Drill’ Bride Break Up (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
Nelly has expressed his frustration about a group of Spelman College protesters who boycotted his 2004 bone marrow drive, which was planned at the Atlanta area HBCU. The protestors disrupted the drive, which was being held in support of his sister, Jacqueline Donahue, who later lost her battle to leukemia in 2005.
[READ: Porsha Stewart and Nelly Appear on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ (PHOTOS + VIDEO)]
The multi-platinum rapper recently spoke to Marc Lamont Hill about the incident during an appearance on HuffPost Live, where he reveals what he would’ve done differently in retrospect to the demonstration.
The Spelman thing, the only thing I feel I would’ve did different is kick somebody’s ass…that’s just how it felt to me, Pimp.
I don’t have my sister. And I doubt it if half of those girls are still campaigning for what they quote, unquote took advantage of that opportunity for.
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Is Gabby Douglas Headed To Atlanta’s Spelman College? [PHOTOS + VIDEO]
Guess what y’all!? Gabrielle Douglas may soon be a part of the great City of Atlanta!!
The 16 year old Olympic stand out is reportedly being heavily recruited by Atlanta’s very own HBCU Spelman College.
[READ: Oprah Winfrey Gives Words Of Wisdom To 2012 Spelman Graduates… ]
Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman’s president, flew out to London recently to make sure Gabby knew that one of the most prestigious black universities in the country had it’s eye on her!
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Oprah Winfrey Gives Words of Wisdom to 2012 Spelman Graduates… [PHOTOS]
[READ: Michelle Obama Adresses 2011 Spelman Graduates – PHOTOS/VIDEO]
Winfrey told the graduates and their families at Spelman’s 125th commencement ceremony:
“Never forget that you did not do this by yourself,”
“You come here today trailing the breath of the ancestors and of the angels.”
As graduates listened intently to every word of talk show maven during the ceremony held at the Georgia International Convention Center, she revealed a few keys to success.
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