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HBCU Closing: Atlanta's Morris Brown on Last Leg



Morris Brown College, a historically Black university in Atlanta, will more
than likely not reopen its doors next month for spring semester, according
to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After continued financial problems for
the last few years, the 127-year-old institution has no funds left to pay
faculty and staff salaries. The school is sinking in $380,000 of unpaid water bills, along with a hefty debt of $1.5 million dollars, following embezzlement and other alleged crimes by former administrators. The city has cut off water to the college.

 

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I totally agree
Posted at 1/16/2009 1:16 PM by WWWOURSPCECOM
We need to do all we can to preserve what history we have. And I think is ashame that in today's society something like this could happen
Posted at 1/16/2009 1:15 PM by Rob
wow, i never thought i would see the day when we would have a black president and a historical college leaving.wow... what about the staff, do they have other options, students, even the kitchen workers are important.
Posted at 12/31/2008 11:28 AM by keke
I agree Courtney.
Posted at 12/31/2008 11:24 AM by Anonymous
If we could get these so called entertainers & rappers who spend more money in their mouths and on their behinds to focus more on education and the future of children, maybe they could pull their money together and save the school. The Alumnae can only do so much. It will be a sad day in our history if this school shuts it's doors.
Posted at 12/31/2008 8:50 AM by courtney

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