Blackness - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Mon, 03 Oct 2016 01:41:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Blackness - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 FEATURE — Anticipation: The Grand Opening of the Smithsonian NMAAHC https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/09/23/feature-anticipation-the-grand-opening-of-the-smithsonian-nmaahc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feature-anticipation-the-grand-opening-of-the-smithsonian-nmaahc Sat, 24 Sep 2016 02:17:54 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=7475 By Amber Broaden, News Editor Posted 10:17 PM EST, Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 After the nation’s highly, anticipated wait for another prominent archive of African-American collection, the Smithsonian will finally open its National African-American History and Culture Museum on Saturday, September 24, its 19th addition to the Institution. Stop by the the Social Tent at the #FreedomSounds festival! […]

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]]> 7475 The Melanin Project: Bringing Black Aspects and Experiences https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/09/23/the-melanin-project-bringing-black-aspects-and-experiences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-melanin-project-bringing-black-aspects-and-experiences Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:13:20 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=7395 By Arelia Johnson, Campus Staff Writer Posted 7:13 AM EST, Fri., Sept. 23, 2016 Black skin has come a long way since the days of Ralph Ellison’s astute observation on invisibility, thanks to individuals like sophomore communications major, Mansur Rashid, of The Melanin Project. The Melanin Project is an photography exhibition that will focus on Black students’ […]

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]]> 7395 Ubiquity: Howard’s Best Kept Secret https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/09/19/ubiquity-howards-best-kept-secret/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ubiquity-howards-best-kept-secret Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:01:22 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=7340 By Jacinth Jones, Campus Staff Writer Posted 1:00 PM EST, Mon., Sept. 19, 2016 It is no easy task being Howard’s oldest Afrocentric service organization, and the members of Ubiquity are aware of that. Named as Howard’s best kept secret, the ‘Ubiquitarians’ certainly have a legacy to uphold. Founded in 1973 at Meridian Hill Hall, Ubiquity is […]

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]]> 7340 Letter From The Editor: “Ungawa. Black Power.” https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2016/06/17/letter-from-the-editor-ungawa-black-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-from-the-editor-ungawa-black-power Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:58:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=5997 By Paul Holston, Editor-in-Chief “We been saying ‘freedom’ for six years. What we are going to start saying now is ‘Black Power.'” -Stokely Carmichael to a crowd of about 3,000 people on Thursday, June 16, 1966 .@HowardU alumnus #StokelyCarmichael coined the term "#BlackPower" 50 years ago. What does Black Power mean to you? pic.twitter.com/BrWpwcQTc8 — The Hilltop […]

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