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Obamas, Students Cheer High Court's 1st Black Female Justice
Lawmakers erupted in cheers after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.
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Will Senators Use Ketanji Brown Jackson's Hearings as a Soapbox?
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to other judgeships in the past, but Supreme Court confirmation hearings often feature questions that candidates can’t really answer, says Howard University law professor Justin Hansford. “It becomes a platform for senators to be able to express their positions on different points,” Hansford said.
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Howard University Gets $2M Grant to Digitize Black Newspaper Archive
Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize a major collection of Black newspaper archives in hopes of making it more broadly available to researchers and the general public.
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With Push From Chris Paul, NBA to Televise Inaugural HBCU Game on All-Star Weekend
The inaugural NBA HBCU Classic between Howard and Morgan State will be televised nationally as part of All-Star weekend festivities as the league expands support of historically Black colleges and universities.
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Six ‘Tech Savvy' Minors ID'd as Persons of Interest in HBCU Bomb Threats
The FBI has identified six “tech savvy” juveniles as persons of interests in threats to historically Black colleges and universities on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.
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$5.4M Scholarship Created at Howard University in Honor of Chadwick Boseman
Netflix is sponsoring a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman that will provide incoming students who are excelling in the arts with four years of college tuition at Howard University.
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Classes Canceled Tuesday at Howard U After Ransomware Attack
At this point, there has been no evidence of personal information being accessed or taken, but the investigation is ongoing, university officials said.
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Howard University Installs Chadwick Boseman's Name on College of Fine Arts Building
Howard University has renamed its College of Fine Arts after late actor Chadwick Boseman, who died last year at age 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer.
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Tenure Struggle Ends With Hannah-Jones Charting New Course
Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure
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Phylicia Rashad Draws Critics, Dismissal Calls for Defending Bill Cosby
Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby’s release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts.
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Howard University Names Fine Arts College for Chadwick Boseman
Howard University’s newly re-established College of Fine Arts will be named after Chadwick Boseman, the school announced Wednesday.
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‘Cosby' Star Phylicia Rashad Named Howard University Arts College Dean
Tony Award-winning actor and director Phylicia Rashad will become dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University, her alma mater.
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Why Black History Month Still Matters
It’s been almost a century since historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, which almost a half-century later was expanded to Black History Month. And like clockwork, every February, the same question comes up: Is Black History Month still relevant?
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HBCUs See a Spike in Enrollment
While enrollment at traditional universities is seeing a decline, enrollment has spiked at historically black colleges and universities across the country. Anthony Jones, Howard University’s assistant vice president of enrollment, said this HBCU movement is proving to be successful. “The world is becoming woke to what we’ve already known for a very long time, and that is that HBCU’s have...
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From Howard to VP: Kamala Harris' Alpha Kappa Alpha Sisters Keep Her Centered
She was a Howard University senior working toward a career in public service, mature thanks to her four years on campus and committed to strengthening the bond with her line sisters. She was none other than Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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Harris, Warren Compete for Support From Black Female Voters
Kamala Harris got a much needed boost this past week when the California senator picked up the endorsement of Higher Heights, the country’s largest political organization aimed at electing black women. But Elizabeth Warren would not be outdone. A day after Harris’ announcement, the Massachusetts senator won the backing of more than 100 black female activists. She also picked up...
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Mourners, Constituents Pay Tribute to US Rep. Cummings
The final farewells to the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings began Wednesday in Baltimore, where constituents, family members, elected officials and others remembered the Maryland congressman for working tirelessly and fearlessly for social justice from childhood until his death.
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Nearly 500 Free Events Coming to Kennedy Center's New $250M Interactive Space
Performance poetry, jazz, recycled art, meditation, comedy, dance classes, Tai Chi, improv, the National Symphony Orchestra and way more, and you can check it all out for free.
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Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dies at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” “Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88.
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Interview: Kamala Harris on Race and Electability in 2020
Kamala Harris can’t forget the older black woman she met in Iowa while campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama before the state’s 2008 caucus. “I remember her saying to me, ‘They’re not going to let him win,'” Harris recalled. “She did not want to go to the caucuses. She didn’t want to be disappointed.” For Harris, it was a...