By Zsana Hoskins, Howard University News Service Thanksgiving has a tragic history, yet many Black people across the nation still choose to celebrate it in their own way. Some reframe it as a day to spend time with family, while others shop. In an informal poll for this article, 45 percent of Black respondents, ages […]
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More Than A Game: Freshman Football Standout Eden James Creates His Own Legacy at Howard University
By Kendall Lanier, NewsVision reporter He may just be a freshman, but a Howard Bison football player is proving he has winning moves. NewsVision reporter Kendall Lanier speaks to Eden James about creating his own legacy at “the Mecca.”
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Center leaders discuss upcoming Africa-U.S. Cities Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
By DaQuan Lawrence, Politics Reporter, Howard University News Service The Center for African Studies (CAS) at Howard University in Washington, D.C. and the African Center for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, are currently partnering with the Johannesburg Convention Bureau, North Carolina Central University and […]
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Howard University represents HBCUs at White House College Radio Day
By DaQuan Lawrence, Howard University News Service Students from several schools across America recently met with Vice President Kamala Harris and senior officials from the Biden administration to discuss the current student loan forgiveness plan and college affordability, among other key issues. The meeting took place as the White House hosted a broadcast journalism event […]
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Conflicting foreign interests surface in politically unstable Burkina Faso
By DaQuan Lawrence, Howard University News Service Burkina Faso recently experienced its second coup d’état this calendar year as Capt. Ibrahim Traore was sworn in as “Head of State, Supreme Head of the Armed Forces,” on Oct. 5. The transition comes after a group of officials, some of whom were aligned with the former leader, […]
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Members of UN General Assembly call attention to Africa and HBCUs
By DaQuan Lawrence, Politics Reporter, Howard University The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) recently held the first in-person session since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Officials arrived on Sept. 13 at the UN Headquarters in New York City for the 77th session. Members of the UNGA, world leaders and key officials from historically Black colleges and […]
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Howard University College of Medicine appoints first Black woman as dean
By Misha Cornelius, Howard University Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA announced the appointment of Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D., FACS, FAAP as the Howard University College of Medicine dean. With the appointment, effective Oct. 3, Hayes Dixon became the first Black woman to serve as dean of The Howard University College […]
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Stacey Abrams: ‘Give People a Reason to Vote’
By Myía Borland, Howard University News Service Stacey Abrams shared her plans if elected as the Georgia governor this November and challenges facing Black voters during a Q&A session hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists Political Journalism Task Force on Monday afternoon. “People don’t live one dimensional lives,” Abrams said. “They don’t get […]
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Biden’s Supreme Court nod to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson draws praise
By Nyah Marshall, Howard University News Service Americans around the country, especially legal scholars and Black women, are praising President Joe Biden’s announcement today that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Jackson would make history as the first Black woman and the first former federal public defender […]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones Speak Truth to the Power of Journalism
By Nyah Marshall, Howard University News Service “Two of America’s best journalists are teaching?” An audience member asked this question during the 15th annual Knight Media Forum in reference to Ta-Nehisi Coates and Nikole Hannah-Jones who recently joined the Howard University faculty. Coates, who is a Howard alumnus, is the Sterling Brown Chair in the Department […]
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Fla. House Passes ‘Individual Freedom’ Bill to Limit Black History
By Airielle Lowe, Howard University News Service Florida’s “Individual Freedom” bill passed by a 74-41 vote today in the House of Representatives and is causing quite the controversy over its content, as it works its way through the state’s senate committees. The basis of the bill seeks to prohibit talking about race, color, sex or national […]
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Police Issue an ‘All Clear’ After Howard’s 4th Bomb Threat in 2022
By Airielle Lowe, Howard University News Service The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) issued an all-clear today after investigating Howard University’s fourth bomb threat since the start of the new year. It has been only about two weeks since the university received its third threat, along with numerous other HBCUs at the time. MPD and Howard’s Department of Public Safety […]