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“If my story doesn’t show that you can do anything in life I don’t know what else does,” said Howard University student Corey Arvinger. Last Monday Arvinger was busy replying to mentions on his Twitter account where news that mtvU and SALT, a free resource that helps college students and recent alumni take charge of their finances, payed off his [...]

Former President Bill Clinton delivered the Commencement address at Howard University on the Upper Quadrangle of the main campus just hours ago. “Try to do something that will make you happy,” Clinton said to hundreds of graduates from the historically black university. Bill Clinton gave a great message at Howard’s graduation today! — g · n i u s (@visualg_nius) May 11, 2013

Former Howard University Vice President for Human Resources James Jones referred himself and others as “H.N.I.C.,” or “Head Nigger in Charge” and now he and the university faces a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, according to the Washington City Paper. Jeannette Frett worked under Jones during his stay at the university and said he repeatedly used the expression in 2011 to “emphasize [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The countdown begins! Events DC announced today that tickets for the third annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 3 at Ticketmaster, the Howard University Box Office at Cramton Auditorium and the Morehouse College Bookstore. The Howard Bison meet the Morehouse Maroon Tigers on Saturday, September 7 at RFK Stadium at 3:30 p.m. All lower [...]

In November, 1867 Swayne School was opened with 140 pupils. Two years later in 1869, the Talladega County Probate Judge lawfully issued a charter for Swayne School to exist as Talladega College. Still, 145 years later, the commitment to education and academic excellence continues. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12, Talladega College will confer bachelor’s degrees upon its 138th graduating [...]

Howard University’s Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter was recently accused of witness tampering in the ongoing lawsuit case of Laurin Compton and Lauren Cofield. (On Feb. 28 in federal court, the two seniors at the University and sisters alleged that their human rights were violated by sorority members when Compton and Cofield could not wear sorority colors of pink and green, among [...]

Rand Paul came to Howard University on Wednesday and argued to students at the historically black college that the Republican Party hasn’t changed. It seemed at first like Paul misspoke. But Paul did, in fact, intend to say the GOP is the same party it’s always been. That might seem like a strange strategy for a speech to black students [...]

Congratulations to Chadwick Boseman! Chadwick Boseman, 30, is one of Hollywood’s up-and-coming actors. The South Carolina native is best known for his roles on the TV series Lincoln Heightsand Persons Unknown. Boseman is also a playwright and screenwriter who graduated from Howard University and attended the British American Dramatic Academy at Oxford. Last year Boseman got what he calls “the opportunity of a lifetime” [...]

Bravo’s “Married To Medicine” premiered last night after “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and the show already has tongues wagging. The latest show in the network’s popular wives series, the program features women doctors, doctors’ wives and medical sales associates all behaving badly. The first episode features a blowout between doctors wives’ Quad and Toya in which Kari, incidentally the only [...]

The Tom Joyner Foundation is recognizing Howard University in Washington, DC, as the March 2013 School of the Month. The foundation, formed by the nationally syndicated radio personality, chose Howard as part of its on-going effort to assist these institutions in broadening and strengthening their efforts to raise money to help keep students attending HBCUs. As one of the Tom Joyner Foundation ‘Schools of the [...]

Howard University seniors and sorority hopefuls Laurin Compton and Lauren Cofield find themselves in a plot with elements of a teen novel: arguments about who can wear pink, accusations of snitching, a cabal of girls called “the Sweets.” But instead of devising an elaborate way to get back at the in-crowd, Gossip Girl-style, they’re suing the sorority and the university to become sisters—and alleging that [...]

Jumpstart DC – Howard University is hosting JFAD, a one-day educational program promoting language, literacy, and social skills among Head Start and Pre-K children on April 12 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The JFAD interest meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in Blackburn room 142. Committed individuals interested in providing a great learning experience for these children and gaining a [...]

BREAKING NEWS! @iamdiddy AND @mark_wahlberg JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONARY NEW PERFORMANCE WATER, @aquahydrate diddy.it/AQUAhydrateDay — iamdiddy (@iamdiddy) February 27, 2013 Former Howard University student, record producer, and renaissance man Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs took over Twitter last night when he announced a joint business venture with comrade Mark Wahlberg. Thousands of users tuned in during Diddy’s buzzing news and congratulated [...]

If you haven’t tune into our very own radio show yet, you’re truly missing out. This Tuesday on the HBCU Buzz Show, we’re bringing two new and amazing guests, bringing some quality information that you need to know. Our first guest is artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm of Indianapolis, IN. LaShawnda will be speaking on her unique and note-worthy project, The Lynch Quilts Project. [...]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Hall of Fame basketball player turned multi-million dollar entrepreneur, will be at Howard University Hospital from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7 to talk about his transformation from basketball to business and how the stigma of being HIV-positive affects him and others. Johnson, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, a three-time NBA MVP, winner [...]

Detroit’s current mayor is 69. Andrae Townsel, who wants his job, is 28. “I’ve hired my campaign managers, strategic media consultants and financial director,” the Howard University doctoral student tells Steve Neavling of Motor City Mukraker. “I want to be mayor of Detroit so that I may restore faith and confidence in city government,” Townsel says. Townsel knows he’s an [...]

Check out some schedule events throughout the month of February for Black History Month at HU (Hampton University). The month’s theme is “R.E.P.:” Remembering the Past, Embracing the Present and Preparing for the Future. All events are free and open to the public. For more information about events contact the HU Office of Student Activities at 757.727.5691. Feb. 6 State [...]

This week, Dickerson will return to his alma mater, Howard University, where he will conduct a week-long film seminar for students there. He’ll dissect his films, meet with students one-on-one, and participate in a workshop titled “The Relationship of the Director and Cinematographer” moderated by his former teacher Haile Gerima. “When I was coming up we didn’t have that. We didn’t [...]