
Racial Discrimination Denied This Georgia Woman An Art Degree, 50 Years Later Her Story Is Told In New Film
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman August 26, 2025 The woman did not officially receive her art degree until decades later. A Black woman from Georgia, who was denied her art degree decades ago, will finally get her story told on screen. In the 1970s, Gwendolyn Payton had plans to graduate from Mercer