The Spelman Blueprint

THE VOICE OF SPELMAN AND BLACK WOMANHOOD SINCE 1956
Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren's Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff's Seaside Community Came to Be
Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren’s Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff’s Seaside Community Came to Be
Chlöe Catrow
Letter from the Editor: Reflecting on a Beautiful Journey
Sisterhood Still Stands: Beyond the Walls of Spelman’s Residential Halls
Sisterhood Still Stands: Beyond the Walls of Spelman’s Residential Halls
The Three Lives of Interim President Brewer
The Three Lives of Interim President Brewer
Greek Unity: A Pledge to Sisterhood
Greek Unity: A Pledge to Sisterhood
Spelman College, Giles Hall
‘A Pen Stroke Away from Disaster’: Spelman Students Reflect on Trump’s First 100 Days
The 47th: Trump’s Immigration Policy and the Fight to Protect Georgia’s Migrant Communities
The 47th: Trump’s Immigration Policy and the Fight to Protect Georgia’s Migrant Communities
The Students Have Spoken, What Does Georgia Say?
The Students Have Spoken, What Does Georgia Say?
Race, Medicine and Spelman’s Complacency
Race, Medicine and Spelman’s Complacency
The Future of Black Success: AUC Students Respond to DEI Cuts
The Future of Black Success: AUC Students Respond to DEI Cuts
Empowering Interfaith Voices: Celebrating Religious Plurality at Spelman
Empowering Interfaith Voices: Celebrating Religious Plurality at Spelman
“Too Grown”: How Adultification Shapes Black Women’s Educational Experiences—From Primary School to Spelman
“Too Grown”: How Adultification Shapes Black Women’s Educational Experiences—From Primary School to Spelman
More Friends, Less OOMFs: Friendship and Connection in the Digital Age
More Friends, Less OOMFs: Friendship and Connection in the Digital Age
Spelman College Founders Day: A Transgenerational Connector
Spelman College Founders Day: A Transgenerational Connector
GHOE: Grossest Homecoming on Earth?
GHOE: Grossest Homecoming on Earth?
Marigolds and Mythmaking: Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Opens in Atlanta
Marigolds and Mythmaking: Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Opens in Atlanta
A Bite of the Blues: Examining the Parasitic Theft of Black Culture in Sinners
A Bite of the Blues: Examining the Parasitic Theft of Black Culture in Sinners
Through the Looking Glass: Spriggs Burroughs Centers Queer Black Voices Through Art
Through the Looking Glass: Spriggs Burroughs Centers Queer Black Voices Through Art
Douglas Hodge, MeeWha Alana Lee, Viola Davis in G20. (Photo Credit Ilze Kitshoff/Prime Video). © Amazon Content Services LLC
An Exclusive Look into Amazon Prime Video’s ‘G20’ + Interview With Viola Davis
10 Romantic Films to Watch This Valentine's Day
10 Romantic Films to Watch This Valentine’s Day
Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren's Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff's Seaside Community Came to Be
Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren’s Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff’s Seaside Community Came to Be
Group portrait of Spelman College Class of 1929. Spelman College Archives Photographic Collections, Spelman College Archives, Atlanta, Ga
Skin Deep: The Lingering Impact of Colorism in HBCUs
Kylar Gray, co-editor-in-chief of The Blueprint, sits down with Spelman College alumna and CEO of Femme It Forward, Heather Lowery.
Heather Lowery Sits Down With The Blueprint
350 Friendship Lane: Spelmanites on the Significance of Friendship
350 Friendship Lane: Spelmanites on the Significance of Friendship
The Spelman Blueprint & Spelman Pre – Alumnae Council 40 Under 40 Spotlight
The Williams Way
The Williams Way
Measured, Meaningful Impact
Measured, Meaningful Impact
Starr on the Rise
Starr on the Rise
Cadence Patrick: Designing a Brighter Future Through Art and Code
Cadence Patrick: Designing a Brighter Future Through Art and Code
The Williams Way
The Williams Way
Measured, Meaningful Impact
Measured, Meaningful Impact
Starr on the Rise
Starr on the Rise
Cadence Patrick: Designing a Brighter Future Through Art and Code
Cadence Patrick: Designing a Brighter Future Through Art and Code
The Art of Influence
The Art of Influence

The Spelman Blueprint

The Spelman Blueprint

Blair Martin, Editor-In-Chief

Blair Martin is a Junior studying English, Entrepreneurship and Innovation from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

All content by Blair Martin
Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren's Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff's Seaside Community Came to Be

Heritage and Hydrangeas: How Polo Ralph Lauren’s Ode to Spelman, Morehouse and Oak Bluff’s Seaside Community Came to Be

Blair Martin, Co-Editor-in-Chief
July 24, 2025
The Williams Way

The Williams Way

Blair Martin, Editor-In-Chief
April 15, 2025
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[Photo] HBCUs and U.S. Diplomacy: The Role of Black Colleges in International Relations

Finley Warren, Staff Writer
March 20, 2025
The Three Lives of Interim President Brewer

The Three Lives of Interim President Brewer

Blair Martin, Ima Essien, and Oni Collier
March 1, 2025
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[Photo] Pause for Paws

Erinn Gardner, Managing Editor
November 27, 2024
Community finds Solace and Sisterhood in the wake of election results.

Community finds Solace and Sisterhood in the wake of election results.

Blair Martin
November 7, 2024
Members of the Spelman Community greet each other

Homecoming 2024 Goes For Gold

Dhiara Berkley, Blair Martin, Erinn Gardner, Aeiress Stancil, Ima Essien, Rori Stewart, Micheala Miller, and Dhiara Berkley
October 29, 2024
Civically engaged campus organizations come together.

[Photo] Campus United: How RSO’s are Mobilizing for November 5th

October 8, 2024
Spelman’s Jaguar Lacrosse Team. Photo by Mahsati Moorhead.

Back in the Game: The Resurgence of Sports at Spelman

Blair Martin, Managing Editor
April 23, 2024
Students at the 5th annual Vagina Monologues.

[Photo] MSAB’s 5th Annual Vagina Monologues Challenge Norms and Celebrate Artistry

Erinn Gardner, Staff Writer
March 26, 2024
A Different World Cast on the steps of the Bessie Strong Hall

Hillman Revisited: A Different World Cast Kicks off Their HBCU Tour

Blair Martin, Managing Editor
March 1, 2024
Several 2023-2024 Blueprint staff members.

From the Archives to the Future: The Blueprint Newspaper Returns!

Anna Lucia Parra Jordan, Blair Martin, and Hailey Jones
November 7, 2023
Several 2023-2024 Blueprint staff members

Quinta Brunson on Abbott Elementary. PHOTO: ABC

How Abbott Elementary Made the A-Grade

Blair Martin, Managing Editor
October 8, 2023
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