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April 15, 2022
Howard University president Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick has announced that he plans to retire in 2024 after nine years on…
April 15, 2022
Boseman was the Howard University student assigned to escort Bassett around campus the day she was commencement speaker.
April 8, 2022
Reaction to Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation was jubilant from many corners, and the word “historic” was repeated.
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April 4, 2022
Howard University takes first and third place in an HBCU challenge that helps figure out the future of the planet.
March 23, 2022
Adjunct faculty at the HBCU calling for better pay and working conditions were set to strike, but have now reached…
Phylicia Rashad theGrio.com
March 17, 2022
Rashad starred in the 1996 premiere of Cleage's play, which explores migration, sexuality and struggle in Great Depression-era Harlem.
March 1, 2022
Peanuts Worldwide awarded $200,000 in endowments to Howard University and Hampton University and will provide mentoring opportunities.
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February 28, 2022
Howard's move comes as state legislators are banning books by Black authors and working to eliminate the teaching of critical…
February 20, 2022
Howard University narrowly beat Morgan State University during the NBA's inaugural HBCU Classic on Saturday, February 19.
February 17, 2022
Coach Karen Healy-Silcott said castigating shouts began as soon as the women's team entered Presbyterian College's stadium Friday.
February 11, 2022
Since 2013, the Alma Thomas House has more than doubled in value and is now on the market for $2.3…
February 11, 2022
Two teenage boys were arrested this week after a probe determined they made bomb threats to seven mostly Black Washington,…
Chadwick Boseman thegrio.com
February 8, 2022
Phylicia Rashad, Howard Students, honor legacy Chadwick Boseman during Oscar nomination announcements on Tuesday
February 1, 2022
Black leaders are calling recent bomb threats against several Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses “terrorism.”
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January 31, 2022
President Joe Biden has been informed of the bomb threats made at a group of HBCUs for the second time…
January 31, 2022
Albany State, Bethune-Cookman, Bowie State, Delaware State, Howard and Southern universities all received Monday morning bomb threats.
January 23, 2022
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has wasted no time in sharing her fortune since divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019.
Cheryl A. Hickmon Delta Sigma thegrio.com
January 20, 2022
Cheryl A. Hickmon, president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, died Thursday morning after battling a recent illness.
January 5, 2022
Widespread departures of students and campus employees occurred at seven historically Black colleges and universities Tuesday.
December 28, 2021
The number of COVID-19 cases in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks, according to NBC Washington.