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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 [...]

Once upon a time, Keith Pough was a 5’8″ wide receiver at Scotts Branch High School in South Carolina. That was a long time ago, however, and now Pough is a 6’2″, 239-pound linebacker who leaves Howard University as the all-time FCS leader in tackles for loss. Now was drafted by the National Football Association to the Buffalo Bills More [...]

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 [...]

  Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau announced today that President Bill Clinton will deliver the Commencement address at Howard University Saturday, May 11, on the Upper Quadrangle of the school’s main campus. “We are thrilled that President Clinton has agreed to deliver this year’s Commencement address,” said Ribeau. “As a preeminent leader, humanitarian and advocate, his extraordinary global work [...]

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 [...]

“Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.” – Coco Chanel They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder — but a good mathematician would tell you that beauty lies in a ratio known as the Divine Proportion. Phi (ɸ), the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, helps explain this proportion. While phi is widely accepted [...]

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 [...]

The Howard University women’s basketball team continues its home stand with a Monday night match up with South Carolina State University at 5:30 p.m. in Burr Gymnasium. HU opened the four-game Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference event with a 53-41 win over Savannah State on Saturday, Feb. 2. While senior Saadia Doyle led in points with 16, nationally ranked assist leader Cheyenne [...]

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 [...]

The Lady Pirates took turns at the free-throw line in the last minute of play against Morgan State on Saturday at Hampton University’s Convocation Center. Beating Morgan State 66-60, HU (13-5, 4-0 MEAC) will maintain its No. 1 spot in the conference. The Lady Pirates had a slow start and allowed Morgan State to lead 25-23 at halftime. Morgan State [...]

Adrian Powell had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to a 61-37 victory over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game on Saturday. The Aggies led 22-11 on a 3-pointer by Powell midway through the first half, and after Simuel Frazier’s jumper made it 22-13, A&T scored the final 16 points of the period for [...]

Baltimore, MD–Mike Phillips scored a team-high 15 points to lead four players in double as Howard University defeated Coppin State, 70-60 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game at the Physical Education Complex.  The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bison. Howard (4-12, 1-1 in the MEAC) took the early lead and never trailed, en route to a [...]