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Howard University

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Address2400 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059, United States
Phone +1 202-806-6100
Undergraduate enrollment6,796 (2015–16)
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Notable alumni Chadwick Boseman
Thurgood Marshall
Zora Neale Hurston
Taraji P. Henson
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About Howard University


Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C., located in the Shaw neighborhood. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

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Why US mothers are more likely to die in childbirth

Why US mothers are more likely to die in childbirth
Mar 17,2023 11:50 am

... " Women are saying, I can t come in for this bleeding, for this headache, because I don t have the support afterward, " said Dr Rochanda Mitchell, a Howard University physician who specialises in maternal-foetal medicine and high-risk pregnancies...

Ketanji Brown Jackson 'means the world' to every black girl

Ketanji Brown Jackson 'means the world' to every black girl
Apr 9,2022 3:45 am

... " Christine Ayanna Croasdaile - Howard University School of Law, class of 24" Even with our accolades and education, we are oftentimes barred from the very positions we have prepared for, hoped for and prayed for...

Howard University: Why these students slept out in tents on campus for weeks

Howard University: Why these students slept out in tents on campus for weeks
Dec 13,2021 4:23 am

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What is Juneteenth day? What you need to know about a historic holiday

What is Juneteenth day? What you need to know about a historic holiday
Jun 19,2020 2:57 pm

... Greg Carr, professor of Afro-American studies at Howard University, and to celebrate, a number of Americans in the planning...

The racism-deniers will be responsible for the defense of black rights in Brazil

The racism-deniers will be responsible for the defense of black rights in Brazil
Feb 16,2020 10:28 am

... Ana Lucia Araujo, a Brazilian Professor of history at Howard University in Washington DC, says that Mr...

Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles

Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles
Feb 16,2020 6:45 am

... Lead author Dr Rui Diogo, from the Howard University, in the US, said: We have a lot of muscles going to the thumb, very precise thumb movements, but we lost a lot of muscles that are going to the other digits...

Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning star of opera, dies at 74

Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning star of opera, dies at 74
Feb 16,2020 6:44 am

... She earned a scholarship to study music at the historically black college Howard University in Washington DC before going on to the Peabody Conservatory and the University of Michigan...

Toni Morrison remembered

Toni Morrison remembered
Feb 16,2020 5:05 am

... Morrison attended Howard University in Washington DC from 1949-1953...

Toni Morrison remembered

Feb 16,2020 5:04 am

Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88.

Morrison attended Howard University in Washington DC from 1949-1953. Americans at a bookshop near her old university reflect on what she meant to them.

Video by Tobias Chapple and Cache McClay

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Source of news: bbc.com

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