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Through her app, I Heart My HBCU, Howard alumna Dominique King is on a mission to drive donations to historically Black colleges and universities.

It's time to hold Howard and other HBCUs accountable to serving their students to the best of their ability while also loving these institutions for what they symbolize and the excellence that they foster. 

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Frank Tramble, Vice President & Chief Communications at Howard University, told 7News in a statement that the university had reached an agreement with the students but the story is still developing.

Journalists at Howard University’s student-run newspaper 'The Hilltop' claim they're being censored after coverage of campus protests has declined in the past week.

Students at Howard University have been protesting horrible living conditions inside of some dorms on campus. Using the Twitter hashtag #BlackburnTakeover, organizers encouraged a sit-in at the Blackburn Center to bring attention to this housing crisis and demand change within the dorms.

A freshman at Howard University took to her social media to address issues that plagued the students at the historically black college.

Joining Howard students Tuesday afternoon in a show of solidarity, D.C. Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George put the battle over housing conditions in the context of the greater issues for Black people across the District. George talked about the gentrification across the city but particularly around Howard, and the impact on the students.  

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Howard University was gifted a $5 million endowment from alumni couple Eddie C. Brown and C. Sylvia Brown.

A group of Howard University students has taken over the Blackburn Center building on campus in an effort to amplify their demands, including changes to the board of trustees and addressing the HBCU's "housing crisis."

Howard University is paying tribute to their dearly missed superstar alumni Chadwick Boseman by renaming its College Of Fine Arts center after the late 'Black Panther' star.