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Picked to finish fifth in the CIAA under third-year coach Kyle Jackson, the Bowie State Bulldogs ended last season winning their last three games and are hoping to build on that momentum in the 2024 season. (Courtesy photo)

Bowie State University Prepares to Build on Last Season’s Momentum

by Ed Hill September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

A young Kamala Harris on the campus of Howard University (Courtesy of Valerie Pippen-Coutee via Howard University News Service)

‘This Is a Bond for Life’: From Sisterhood to the Presidential Race

by Trinity Webster-Bass, Howard University News Service September 2, 2024September 2, 2024

Morgan State (pictured here in a game against Howard University in 2023) has made great strides in its first two years under Damon Wilson. (WI File Photo/Marcus Relacion)

Local HBCU Teams Prepare for Season with High Hopes

by Ed Hill August 28, 2024December 11, 2024

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Chapel in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, the Sunday after the Democratic National Convention. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

The Rev. Al Sharpton Preaches at Rankin Chapel Fresh From the Democratic National Convention

by Hamil R. Harris August 26, 2024August 26, 2024

During Howard University’s Freshman Move-In Day on Aug. 9, students, parents and volunteers helped incoming freshmen settle into their new dorms before starting the fall semester. This is the first class to start at Howard since the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action in June 2023. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

First Admissions Cycle Post-Affirmative Action Overturn Sparks Conversations About Future of Diverse Enrollment

by Jada Ingleton August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to a crowd of Howard University students. (Courtesy photo)

Kamala Harris Returns to Howard University to Inspire Incoming Students

by Ashleigh Fields August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

**FILE** A student works in a medical school lab of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. (Courtesy of bloomberg.org)

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces $600 Million Gift to Historically Black Medical Schools

by Stacy M. Brown August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

**FILE** Sean "Diddy" Combs (Reckless Dream Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Howard University Revokes Honorary Degree, Returns $1M Donation Over Allegations Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

by WI Web Staff June 7, 2024June 8, 2024

**FILE** President Joe Biden, pictured here at Howard University’s commencement in 2023, addressed the students at Morehouse University and was honored with an honorary degree on Sunday, May 19. (WI photo)

Biden Confronts Campus Protests and Calls for Cease-Fire in Morehouse Speech

by Stacy M. Brown May 22, 2024May 22, 2024

Howard University Golf Program on the Rise

by Ed Hill May 15, 2024July 16, 2024