Making the Grade
Drum Roll, Please
Morris Brown College Marching Wolverines Alumni Band performs during the homecoming tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Thousands gathered to reunite as the school undergoes what President Kevin James calls “the resurgence” since regaining accreditation in 2022. (Natrice Miller/ AJC)
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The music stopped at Morris Brown. Two decades later, it might start again.

It’s hard to tell the story of the private Atlanta historically Black college without mentioning the famed Marching Wolverines.

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HBCU Journeys Podcast
Culture & Community
Orientation Leader Josh Grimes gathers with other Georgia State University student leaders during orientation for more than 150 incoming students Wednesday, June 23, 2021.  Parents and students are presented with school standards and matched with student orientation leaders for group tours of the campus.  Students move to campus in August.  (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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How Atlanta’s Black college students who do not go to HBCUs foster community

While HBCUs are still an essential piece of the higher education landscape, only 7% of Black students attend HBCUs, according to The U.S. Department of Education.

HBCU Game Day
Morehouse Golf
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Morehouse golf once was a national power. A new facility invests in its future.

The Morehouse golf team is being rebuilt, thanks to generous financial support from the corporate community and the vision of new coach Edgar Evans.

Ominous skies
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College football game moves from Mercedes-Benz Stadium ‘due to lack of support’

The Georgia Football Classic, an HBCU showdown between FAMU and Mississippi Valley State, will now be played on MVSU's campus.

HBCU Swingman Classic
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MLB icons Baker, Griffey discuss importance of HBCU Swingman Classic

The game, which features top athletes from historically Black colleges and universities, is one of the many All-Star Week events taking place at the Braves’ home ballpark.