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Author Discusses Standing In Solidarity With Nikole Hannah-Jones
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Martha Jones, author and professor of history at John Hopkins University, about her role in writing a letter of solidarity in The Root for Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones turns down tenure at UNC to head to Howard after bitter debate - DefenderNetwork.com
A Black investigative journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her groundbreaking work on the bitter legacy of slavery in the U.S. announced that she will not join the faculty at the University of North Carolina following an extended tenure fight marked by allegations of racism and
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Reading Partners DC Joins Forces with Howard U. to Curb Student Learning Loss - The Washington Informer
Over the past decade, local nonprofit Reading Partners DC has connected youths at nearly two dozen elementary schools with volunteers who have helped children strengthen their reading skills. Undergraduates from American University and The George Washington University often counted among those who
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In praise of Abdul Karim Bangura, the Sierra Leonean man with five PhDs
For years, Dr. Abdul Karim Bangura's graduate students at Howard University and American University were the most published in refereed and other scholarly journals and books. Bangura, hailed as one of the most educated people in the world, holds five doctorate degrees, has published 66 books and
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure For Her Work on The 1619 Project
The conservative backlash to the acclaim of the widely-heralded 1619 Project by the New York Times Magazine has caused another controversy for journalist and 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones.
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Melina Matsoukas And Howard Are Mentoring The Next Generation Of Storytellers With Instagram’s Help 
Director Melina Matsoukas is currently partnering with Instagram and Howard University to connect the next generation of storytellers with mentorship and resources. Instagram x Share Black Stories ‘Future First’ Reels Challenge started in Black History month and will continue through Juneteenth.
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Bill Cosby Lashes Out At Howard University's Rebuke Of Phylicia Rashad
Rashad, who serves as the dean of Howard's fine arts college, had tweeted in support of her "Cosby Show" co-star after his sentence was vacated.
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PRESS ROOM: Microsoft Expands Partnership with the Universal Hip Hop Museum Through a $5 Million Gift as Part Of Its AI for Cultural Heritage Program | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Preserving the history of Hip Hop, celebrating the cultural contributions of the pioneers who paved the way for today’s Hip Hop generation to thrive and flourish, and promoting the positive economic and social aspects of Hip Hop have been the sole focus of the UHHM for the past
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Sacramento police officer fired and arrested for filing false report | BlackPressUSA
THE SACRAMENTAL OBSERVER - The Sacramento Police Department announced that it has arrested one of its officers for two felony counts of allegedly filing a false police report. The officer, 26-year-old Alexa Palubicki, was placed on administrative leave as soon as the department received information
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning New York Times Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure At University Of North Carolina - Blavity
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has decided not to tenure a role that will be occupied by lauded Black journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones .   Hannah-Jones was on track to teach at her alma mater in the Hussman School of Media and Journalism as Knight Chair in Race and
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Gwendolyn Guster Welch: Mental Health Awareness and the Power of Love | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - After Arthur died, Eric and I planned Arthur’s funeral. I wrote Arthur’s obituary. And even made food for people and delivered it. Everyone thought I was doing well. They thought I was strong. But in reality, I was only
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Phylicia Rashad Pens Apology Letter To Howard University Community Over Cosby Tweet
Phylicia Rashad issued a second apology Friday, this time directing her statement to Howard University students and alumni after tweeting an eye-brow-raising response to Bill Cosby's overturned conviction.
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Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College After Chadwick Boseman
The family of the late actor, who was a proud Howard alum, said that he would have been "overjoyed" about the honor.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains Decision To Reject UNC Tenure Offer - The Seattle Medium
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones explains her decision to decline the University of North Carolina's offer of tenure and a teaching position in favor of accepting a faculty role at Howard
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Producers vie for up to $150,000 at PitchBLACK Forum | New York Carib News
Ten producing teams will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at the Black Public Media (BPM) PitchBLACK Forum, an interactive pitching competition to public television and commercial distributors and funders.
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Atkinson, Kelvin (1969- )
A Democratic member of the Nevada Senate, Kelvin Atkinson made history in April 2013 by becoming the fifth openly LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) member, and the first black gay member of the Nevada legislature.  He revealed his sexual orientation during a legislative debate surrounding
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No, thank you: Nikole Hannah-Jones: Carolina’s loss is Howard U’s gain | Afro
By Wayne Dawkins Thanks, but no thanks. That is what Nikole Hannah-Jones said to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill after months of becoming a reluctant cause celeb. Hannah-Jones, New York Times writer and Pulitzer Prize winner of the 1619 Project, had been offered a tenured professorship
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Cosby claps back after HU calls out Phylicia Rashad | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. and Digital Editor mgreen@afro.com After members of Howard University’s community called for Phylicia Rashad’s termination for openly supporting her former “Cosby Show,” husband, Bill Cobsy himself clapped back to the institution in support of his longtime television
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Was cutting Howard University’s Classics Department the right decision? – African American News and Issues
By: Neveah Richardson  There are probably over a thousand reasons I chose to attend Howard University. Between the legendary alumni and prestigious name, my decision wasn’t very hard, and finding out that Howard University was the only historically Black university to offer a Classics program was
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UNC student body president pens letter of outrage over Nikole Hannah-Jones - TheGrio
Lamar Richards, the student body president of the University of North Carolina penned a letter of outrage to his colleagues,... View Article The post UNC student body president pens letter of outrage over Nikole Hannah-Jones appeared first on TheGrio.
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Two books based on ‘1619 Project’ coming out in November – Dallas Post Tribune
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Two books based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project” will be released this fall, with contributions from Jesmyn Ward, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, and dozens of others authors and journalists. “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” expands upon the New
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Google Announces $50 Million Unrestricted Grant to 10 HBCUs
The funds are Google’s latest effort to address the diversity gap in the tech industry.
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Ahead Of Next Court Date, Bill Cosby’s Lawyer Addresses Looming Civil Suit’s ’45-Year-Old Allegations’
With his recently overturned conviction behind him, Bill Cosby's next legal battle is just weeks away. His lawyer called accuser Judy Huth's civil lawsuit "45-year-old allegations" and had some choice words for her attorney Gloria Allred.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Has Chosen Howard, Not UNC-Chapel Hill, For Tenure : NPR
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dawna Jones, Carolina Black Caucus chair, and Taliajah Vann, president of the Black Student Movement at UNC-Chapel Hill, about Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure decision.
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Phylicia Rashad's support of Bill Cosby highlights division in the Black community | The Atlanta Voice
Depending on you and your life experiences, Bill Cosby is either an abuser or the latest Black man to fall prey to being unjustly accused. In the case of the 83-year-old actor, it is actually dozens of women - the majority of them White - over several years who alleged sexual misconduct by Cosby
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Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - During the first 10 days of April, there were nine killings in Birmingham, a span of “unimaginable” violence, according to the Birmingham Police Department (BPD). The post Inside Five Points West Where Gun Violence Remains A Concern first appeared on BlackPressUSA.
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62 years ago, he was rejected from Emory medical school because he was Black. School finally apologizes - Face2Face Africa
Emory University's School of Medicine refused to admit Marion Hood more than six decades ago because he was Black. Last week, as part of its Juneteenth programming, the school apologized to Hood, now 83, at a virtual event for students, faculty and staff members. “In 1959, Marion Hood received
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
In the following article Michigan State University professor John McClendon explores the remarkable life of  little know early 20th Century black intellectual Cornelius
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Kamala Harris to give 2021 commencement speech in CNN special
CNN will honor the millions of students graduating from high school or college this weekend with a star-studded prime-time special... View Article The post Kamala Harris to give 2021 commencement speech in CNN special appeared first on TheGrio.
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Revisiting The 1968 Student Uprising At Howard University - Blavity
HBCU s around the country have long been at the forefront of Black activism, and Howard University has often led the way. From protesting ROTC in the 1920s to publicly calling out segregation and lynching in the ‘30s, Howard students have spent the past 100 years fighting for change for the campus
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