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Great-grandson of enslaved Kentuckians honors family through farming

Sam Dick visits a Fayette County farmer who is the great-grandson of enslaved Kentuckians

WEKU

PILOT Launches 2023-24 Next Gen TV Fellowship

This year’s expanded program includes students from Howard University and the University of Missouri

TV Tech

The Academy is replacing Hattie McDaniel's Oscar that has been missing for 50 years

McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Academy Award, donated her Oscar to Howard University before her death. But the plaque mysteriously went missing, likely sometime around the 1960s or 1970s.

WEKU

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Hattie McDaniel’s missing Gone with the Wind Oscar is finally being replaced

Original Academy Award trophy is believed to have gone missing in the late 1960s

The Independent UK

Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University

Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With the Wind” is one of the most important moments in Academy Award history

The Independent UK

The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as 'The Mecca'

If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.”

The Conversation

Free HBCU Battle of the Bands showcases Chicago Football Classic talent at Daley Plaza

The Loop lunchtime crowd can catch a Friday show by bands and dancers in town for the game Saturday at Soldier Field.

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‘Laboratories of success’: why HBCUs are the best models for race-blind admissions

Post-affirmative action, Black schools show why cultivating diverse campuses should extend beyond the application process

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s $10,000 Student Debt Plan As Unconstitutional

Ruling challenges government authority and impacts loan providers as demand for refinancing increases

Zenger

The Roberts Supreme Court is poised to strike down a key civil rights era ‘pathway to achieve the American Dream.’ What follows affirmative action?

As the Supreme Court ponders how educational institutions should use race in their admissions decisions, it’s worth thinking about what it did or didn’t accomplish—and what comes next.

Fortune

Supreme Court is poised to dismantle an integral part of LBJ's Great Society – affirmative action

Of all the civil rights policies enacted by U.S President Lyndon Johnson, affirmative action is arguably one of the most enduring – and most challenged.

The Conversation

It’s easy to see white supremacy as the thinking of extremists. We know that’s not true

It was good to see Joe Biden address the issue, but there is more he needs to know, says writer and broadcaster Nels Abbey

The Guardian - UK

Former Ohio State basketball forward announces transfer destination

Seth Towns will play his final year of college basketball at Howard University.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Biden says American history is not a ‘fairy tale’ in graduation speech at historically Black Howard University

President Joe Biden has told graduates of Howard University that American history hasn't always been a “fairy tale” and that “racism has torn us apart.”

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Biden uses Howard University commencement address to appeal to Black voters

Speaking at the historically Black university, President Biden delivered a familiar pitch to a demographic that helped him secure his 2020 victory in the Democratic primary: He's not Trump.

The Independent UK

Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: US history hasn't been a 'fairy tale'

President Joe Biden has told graduates of Howard University that American history hasn't always been a “fairy tale” and that “racism has torn us apart.”

The Independent UK

Watch: Biden delivers commencement address at Howard University graduation ceremony

Watch as Joe Biden delivers the commencement speech at Howard University in Washington DC for the class of 2023 graduation ceremony on Saturday, 13 May.

The Independent UK

Howard U. picks African diaspora scholar as next president

Howard University is turning to an experienced scholar of the African diaspora to serve as its new university president

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Al Jazeera’s Folly Bah Thibault appointed to UN education fund

The acclaimed international journalist from Guinea has been appointed as a Global Champion for Education Cannot Wait.

The Independent UK

Harris faces new test of political skills in 2024 campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to play a critical role in next year's election as President Joe Biden seeks a second term

WEKU

Harris starts her 2024 race with a fired-up speech on the fight for abortion rights

Vice President Harris spoke at Howard University on Tuesday night — her first event of the 2024 campaign. She urged the crowd to push back against "extremist so-called leaders" on abortion limits.

The Conversation

How hip-hop has enhanced American education over the past 50 years, from rec rooms to classrooms

One of my most heartwarming memories from elementary school was the day my gym teacher tossed the planned activities, turned on some hip-hop music and just let us dance. I smile thinking of us all jumping around wild, crazy, happy and free.

The Independent UK

Georgia's Stacey Abrams to join faculty at Howard University

Georgia’s Stacey Abrams will join the faculty at Howard University in Washington, D

WEKU

Stacey Abrams is chosen as Howard University's first chair for race and Black politics

In her new role, Abrams will lead research across the university on political issues impacting Black Americans. She begins her multi-year appointment at the University starting this September.

Tribune News Service

Stacey Abrams has a new gig: professor at Howard University

WASHINGTON — Former candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams, who remains one of the Democratic Party’s most recognizable figures, will serve as Howard University’s inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics.

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