Inauguration - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Inauguration - The Hilltop https://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 248273635 Dr. Ben Vinson III indicates goal of improving student, faculty experiences as president https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2023/11/06/dr-ben-vinson-iii-indicates-goal-of-improving-student-faculty-experiences-as-president-during-inauguration-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-ben-vinson-iii-indicates-goal-of-improving-student-faculty-experiences-as-president-during-inauguration-ceremony Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=18565 Howard University's newly minted 18th president, Dr. Ben Vinson III, emphasized the importance of preserving the university's rich culture and outlined his priorities for the university during his inauguration ceremony, which was met with admiration from the Howard community.

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]]> 18565 PERSPECTIVE — Why Are You Holding Me?: Under Arrest at the Inauguration https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/29/perspective-why-are-you-holding-me-under-arrest-at-the-inauguration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspective-why-are-you-holding-me-under-arrest-at-the-inauguration Mon, 30 Jan 2017 02:00:06 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8855 By Johnathan Saffold, Contributing Writer Posted 9:00 PM EST, Sun., Jan. 29, 2017 Many people have asked me why I was even anywhere near the White House on the day of the presidential inauguration and the “violent” protests that were going on, usually in a condescending tone. The answer is simple: “I was there to see firsthand […]

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]]> 8855 45th POTUS: Donald J. Trump Promises To ‘Put America First’ https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/29/45th-potus-donald-j-trump-promises-to-put-america-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=45th-potus-donald-j-trump-promises-to-put-america-first Mon, 30 Jan 2017 01:40:51 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8832 By Dawn Richard, Layout Editor Posted 8:40 PM EST, Sun., Jan. 29, 2017 Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States during his presidential inauguration on Friday, Jan. 20, where he promised to put “America first” from that day forward. After having coffee with former President Barack Obama at the White House Friday morning, Trump […]

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]]> 8832 Blacks, Minorities Largely Absent During Inauguration https://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2017/01/20/blacks-minorities-largely-absent-during-inauguration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blacks-minorities-largely-absent-during-inauguration Sat, 21 Jan 2017 00:09:12 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=8802 By Sydney Williams, Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – African Americans, Hispanics, in fact most people of color, were a rarity at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The lack participation America’s black and other minority communities was stark to viewers on television and on the ground.  The makeup of the audience, as well as those on […]

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