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First Take Hosts Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe took The Yard in their latest "On The Road" HBCU series

ESPN Visits The Yard for First Take's "On The Road" HBCU Segment

Hundreds of students and community members witnessed Smith, a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, and Sharpe, a Savannah State University alumnus, inspire the next generation of Black media personalities.

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Tamara Holmes

 

There’s always this sense of students teaching students, and that goes with that whole family atmosphere, that belonging atmosphere,”

- Tamara Holmes (B.A. '94), former editor, reporter at The Hilltop
Read More as Howard University Celebrates 100 Years of The Hilltop

History & Heritage Reimagining Lucy Diggs Slowe

Lucy Diggs Slowe

History & Heritage Reimagining Lucy Diggs Slowe

Howard’s student body is now 70% female, over half of the University Deans are women. Slowe’s commitment to make Howard more inclusive for others constructed the seats in which Black women students sit today. “Her Truth and Service” reads as a transcript that helped materialize these opportunities.  

“As a Black woman, how do you make a pathway for you and your family when people don’t see or value you?” Quarkume asks. “What I love about this book is that you see a woman who enrolled and graduated from Howard and returned to Howard to be part of the future for Black women in higher education. Reading her thoughts, seeing how she pushed forward for Black women, is a story we should all honor.” 

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