In 2015, Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly came at a crucial moment for Black America. After protesters took to the streets to voice their concerns about police brutality and white supremacy, Lamar's hit single, “All Right,” became a

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Season 2 of From HU2U is coming June 18th!

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From HU2U is Howard's official podcast, illuminating experiences that help tell the university's story, and we're back for season 2. This season, you’ll hear from Dr. Kweli Zukeri, and a handful of other university hosts as we explore a wide r

Encouraging Diversity in Data Analytics and What It Means To You feat. Dr. William Southerland

Jan 30th, 2024 22m 36s

How you get a mortgage, what type of health insurance you qualify for, or what school your child gets into is based on how data statistics are interpreted. But the people behind those numbers matter just as much as the numbers themselves.In the

From Prison Cells to Ph.D. feat. Dr. Stanley Andrisse

Jan 16th, 2024 28m 35s

As a kid, we all make mistakes. For some reason, the consequences can be life-changing, for better or for worse. For Dr. Stanley Andrisse, his mistakes led him to three felony convictions where he faced a 20-year prison sentence.It was his fath

Intersectionality and Belonging on Campus: Working With Howard’s LGBTQ+ Community feat. Jose Cadiz

Jan 2nd, 2024 28m 43s

In America, 1.2 million adults identify as black and LGBTQ+. But for many, discrimination is even harder than their white counterparts for their intersectional identities. Here at Howard University, efforts to support LGBTQ+ students have resul

Gun Safety At Home feat. Kayla Austin

Dec 11th, 2023 16m 51s

Every year, 19,000 children and teens are killed or wounded due to gun violence, and approximately 3 million are exposed to gun violence. In many cases, these guns were found within the home, meaning the deaths were highly preventable. Even if

Overcoming Obstacles to Get More Black Women in the C-Suite feat. Dr. Denise Streeter

Nov 27th, 2023 22m 12s

Have you ever wondered why there aren't more black women in C-suite positions among black students? In higher education, women are more likely than men to earn degrees. Black women get 64.1% of bachelor degrees, 71.5% of master's degrees, and 6

A Soft Landing For Young Folks of Color feat. Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble

Nov 13th, 2023 25m 28s

More than 5 million African-Americans are reported having a mental illness. That's nearly 17.3% of the total Black US population. Black teens are among the highest rising rate of mental illness right now, especially coming right outta the pande

The Arts Reflect Who We Are feat. Dean Phylicia Rashad

Oct 30th, 2023 33m 14s

When faced with federal cut backs and potential lack of funding in education, the fine arts always seem to be the first discipline on the chopping block. So what are we missing when it comes to the full value of the fine arts? And why especiall

The Pathology of Gun Violence feat. Dr. Roger Mitchell

Oct 16th, 2023 20m 35s

Gun violence in the US has reached a point where it is a public health issue. 36,000 Americans die from firearm-related events. Each year, tens of thousands are injured. The medical community calls it a biopsychosocial disease. We understand th

Inclusivity in the Afro-Latine Community feat. Natalie Muñoz and Obrian Rosario

Oct 2nd, 2023 26m 35s

In 2020, there were about 6 million Afro-Latine adults in the United States. That's 2% of the US adult population and 12% of all adult Latine population. Yet, while Afro-Latine have a very strong sense of culture and identity, the African-Ameri

The HU Writer’s Festival and Preserving the Black Experience feat. Dr. Benjamin Talton

Sep 18th, 2023 29m 30s

The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is the largest and most comprehensive repository of books, documents, and ephemera on the global Black experience, including the personal and official papers of Kwame Nkrumah, Paul Robeson, Elaine Locke, Ma

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