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Although the United States Marine Corps was established by the Revolutionary era Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775, the first Black members would not be inducted until June of 1942—about six months after Imperial Japan launched their devastating attack on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base—an attack that preceded America’s formal entry into World War […]
The Legacy Awards are presented annually at the BEYA STEM Conference to honor individuals who have volunteered in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community and have shown excellence in the STEM workforce. Previously, the Legacy Awards were named differently, but in 2016 they were renamed to honor BEYA’s legacy dating back to 1987. […]
Howard University’s annual International Black Writers Festival hosted African-American authors who have faced bans on their books about the history of Black America and racism to speak about the opposition to their writings. Authors Mikki Kendall and Ibram X. Kendi joined Howard professors Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi Coates to discuss why books that tell the […]
“I didn’t even know space law was a thing.” No matter where I am or who I’m around, this is a comment I hear all the time. It’s came from law students, practicing attorneys, judges, and every other type of person in the legal community. It’s always weird to hear this from people […]
It was a wonderful evening celebrating the Black excellence of Howard University and the Congressional Black Caucus as the University hosted a special reception to honor alumni who are now serving in Congress at the Embassy of Canada on September 21. More than 250 people gathered for the event – located at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, […]
WASHINGTON — Today, Howard University was named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2023 by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Each year, the ECA recognizes the strong engagement of select HBCUs with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange […]
Howard Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the city’s murder tolls but also some of its most notorious episodes of police killings of Black men, has died September 12, 2023, 7:19 PM ET • 2 min read NEW YORK — Howard Safir, […]
Howard Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the city’s murder tolls but also some of its most notorious episodes of police killings of Black men, has died ByThe Associated Press September 12, 2023, 7:19 PM FILE – New York City Police Commissioner […]
A Howard University professor led a group of black academics who are asking the United Nations to push the United States to make $5 million payouts to black U.S. residents a reality. Justin Hansford, a Howard University School of Law professor, was joined by fellow academics from the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University in […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday told graduates of a leading historically Black university that American history “has not always been a fairy tale” and that “racism has long torn us apart.” But on the nation’s best days, he said “enough of us have the guts and the heart to stand up for the […]