Is Howard University on the verge of closing its doors? According to the Huffington Post, in a letter sent to her fellow Howard University board of trustee members, vice chairwoman Renee Higginbotham-Brooks warned that without immediate changes to management and leadership, the school could shut down for good. The letter was leaked to the Chronicle […]
Before Bravo premiered “Married to Medicine” in March, a group of medical students from Howard University created a petition on Change.org, urging the network to cancel the series. According to the compliant, Bravo’s latest wives show will “leave the stain of unprofessionalism and cattiness on the image of Black female doctors for years to come.” Well, […]
NAACP President Benjamin Jealous has a bold suggestion for President Barack Obama: Appoint an African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. “He still has several more appointments, and we expect that we’ll see at least the same diversity that we saw the first time around,” Jealous told POLITICO. “What we’re hoping to see is […]
Before there was the Apollo in Harlem, there was the Howard Theatre in the nation’s capital. The nearly 102-year-old Howard officially lifts its curtain once again Thursday for a reopening gala after a $29 million renovation that began in 2010. Smokey Robinson, Savion Glover and Madeleine Peyroux will perform, along with Chaka Khan, Boyz II […]
Roland Martin talks with Dr. Sidney Ribeau, President of Howard University about the re-opening of the Howard Theatre. Dr. Ribeau discusses the historic significance of the the Howard Theatre and it’s connection to Howard University.
