Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. Merkerson’s relationship with Talladega College began just ...
TALLADEGA, Ala. — In May 2024, soon after Rica Lewis-Payton became board chair of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in rural Alabama, she faced a crisis. The college, which has a ...
An H.B.C.U.’s remarkable Hale Woodruff murals commemorating Black history have been bought by an art museum and two foundations. But the college says it is not completely letting go. “The Underground ...