Howard University is being gifted a highly valuable and coveted collection of African American art from Patricia Turner Walters, the wife of the late Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D. Internationally esteemed scholar and activist, Walters left an incredible legacy behind when he passed away in 2010. Remembered as a political strategist and a master on issues […]
In an interview with Jarrett Carter Sr. of HBCU Digest, Ta-Nehisi Coates shares his joy of returning to his alma mater Howard University as a professor within the College of Arts and Sciences. One primary advantage of attending a predominantly Black college is the one-on-one attention and genuine care that is provided to students by […]
Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center recently announced that the International Black Writers Festival is returning for the first time since 1983. From October 5-8th, the festival will be held on Howard’s campus grounds. Guest speakers will include Ta-Nehisi Coates, Clint Smith, Sonia Sanchez, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Bibi Barake, and more. The festival’s mission statement reads: “To […]