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A citywide composting allows Howard to give back to the environment with an increase in greenery and plant life across campus. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)

Environment, Supplements, Sustainability

Howard University Gets Green with Sustainability Initiatives

by Jada IngletonApril 17, 2024April 18, 2024

Julianna Boye (left) poses with Michael Steele, who serves as Howard University's endowed chair of public policy, during the Election Education Summit. (Courtesy of Julianna Boye)

Howard University’s The Hilltop Hosts Election Education Summit for Campus Community

by Ashleigh FieldsApril 15, 2024April 15, 2024

D.C. native Shirley Horn was a beloved jazz pianist and singer. She was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and lived in the Brookland community in Northeast D.C. until her death in 2005. (Courtesy of Arts.gov)

Black History Month, Entertainment, Lifestyle

Shirley Horn: A Jazz Pianist and Vocalist Respected by Her Peers

by Brenda C. SilerFebruary 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Isabel Wilkerson, a former editor at Howard University’s student newspaper The Hilltop, served as the keynote speaker for the newspaper's centennial gala. She was also inducted into the inaugural Hilltop Hall of Fame during the event on Feb. 3. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Generations of The Hilltop Staff Gather to Celebrate Newspaper’s Centennial

by Bousaina IbrahimFebruary 6, 2024February 21, 2024

Lydia Sermons (Courtesy of howard.edu)

Lydia Sermons to Lead Communications at Howard University

by James Wright Jr.February 1, 2024February 5, 2024

After a break-in at Howard University’s shuttered Benjamin E. Mays Hall went viral on social media and raised concerns about the left behind artifacts, Howard’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center has said that the abandoned materials had little significance to instructional goals. (Courtesy photo)

Moorland-Spingarn Director Responds to Concerns About Howard U. School of Divinity Archives

by Sam P.K. CollinsJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024

In celebration of Inauguration Week, the new President of Howard University, Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., spoke to an interdisciplinary group of faculty who shared their knowledge about Howard’s impact to Africa and those who represent the African diaspora. (Courtesy Photo/Yannick Rice Lamb)

Howard University Inaugurates Dr. Ben Vinson III as 18th President

by WI Web EditorNovember 8, 2023November 8, 2023

Darrell Fogan is a longtime local swim instructor. (Courtesy photo)

Swimming Interest on the Rise Among Blacks

by Ed HillNovember 1, 2023July 16, 2024

The Kennedy Center exhibit "America's Voices Against Apartheid" pays tribute to Americans who protested apartheid. (Eden Harris/The Washington Informer)

Arts, Lifestyle

Kennedy Center Exhibit Showcases U.S. Support for South Africa in Apartheid Era

by Sam P.K. CollinsOctober 27, 2023October 31, 2023

Renowned actress, director and arts educator Phylicia Rashad discussed her family, journey to the stage and work on The Cosby Show, on PBS-TV’s “The Chavis Chronicles,” hosted by National Newspaper Publishers Association President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis. (Courtesy photo)

Lifestyle, Stacy M. Brown

Phylicia Rashad: A Journey from Houston to Hollywood and Beyond

by Stacy M. BrownOctober 18, 2023October 19, 2023