(AURN News) — Howard University announced that its Gallery of Art will lend three works to the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum in Annapolis, Maryland. The works, by
(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey. Born Everett LeRoi Jones, he changed
(AURN News) — Donny Hathaway was born Oct. 1, 1945, in Chicago. A prodigy from a young age, he began singing in church and later
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Howard University’s campus buzzed with activity last week as high school and college students from the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
(AURN News) — Howard University and Google are working together on a new project that could help voice technology better recognize how many Black Americans
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the first Black justice in American
According to People, Ananda Lewis has died at the age of 52. The former MTV VJ and talk show host rose to fame in the
Big news for Howard University as it is on track to become the only HBCU to hold the prestigious Research-1 classification.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Dominates Summer Box Office with $104.6 Million As I predicted, Black folks have once again
With a rich history in Washington, including his role as a professor and dean at various universities in the area, Dr. Vinson’s return is marked by his desire to blend his academic interests with the vibrant atmosphere of a renowned historically Black institution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a remarkable tenure marked by a steadfast dedication to arts education, Dean Phylicia Rashad of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of
Howard University has appointed esteemed civil rights attorney and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill as the first Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights.
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