News Releases and Calendars

ATLANTA (April 2, 2013) -- On Saturday, April 6, Spelman President Beverly Daniel Tatum will lead off the college’s inaugural Wellness Revolution 5K Run/Walk. The run/walk supports President Tatum’s quest to have a direct impact on lowering the percentage of Black women who face serious health challenges, and forge a new health and wellness path for the Spelman community.

ATLANTA (March 27, 2013) -- Grammy award-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson is featured among the roster of musicians, singers, students and members of the academe who will come together at Spelman College to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of women in jazz at the 4th Kenyetta: A Festival of Women in Jazz, April 4-6. Kenyetta, free and open to the public, is one of the few jazz festivals to exclusively showcase women of the African Diaspora.

ATLANTA (March 19, 2013) -- The13th Annual Toni Cade Bambara Scholar-Activism Conference convenes March 22-23, 2013, at Spelman College to explore issues impacting women nationally and globally such as gender violence, misogyny in the music industry, mental health and its correlation to Black feminism, and sex trafficking. The conference, free and open to the public, will be hosted by the Spelman College Women’s Research and Resource Center in the Cosby Academic Center.

ATLANTA (March 13, 2013) -- Tananarive Due, 2012-2013 William and Camille Hanks Cosby Chair in the Humanities at Spelman College, is bringing together pioneers in Black speculative fiction to honor the legacy of science fiction novelist Octavia E. Butler, for her culminating event. Titled “Black to the Future: The Octavia E. Butler Celebration of the Fantastic Arts,” the half-day event takes place March 21, 2013 in the Cosby Academic Center starting at 12:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.