The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., continues to offer a wealth of springtime activities for District residents, students and visitors after nearly 90 years. Howard students have taken full advantage of this year’s festivities. Tokyo Mayor, Yukio Ozaki, gifted 3,000 trees to the city of Washington, D.C., in 1912 to celebrate the lasting
Howard University Department of Political Science professor Keesha Middlemass,Ph.D, will join PBS NewsHour for an hour-long discussion on life after prison, the challenges of the reentry process for returning citizens, and why it matters. A part of PBS NewsHour’s ongoing “Searching for Justice” coverage, the event will be livestreamed on the PBS NewsHour website from Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library on December 2 at 7 p.m.
The two-week occupation of Howard University’s student center “must end,” President Wayne A. I. Frederick wrote in an open letter published Tuesday. Dozens of students took over the Blackburn University Center on Oct. 12 to protest poor housing conditions and lax COVID-19 protocols. In his letter, Frederick wrote that protesting has been a perennial part of Howard’s