Labor Day in the DistrictMore ArticlesBy the same author D.C.’s Long Road to Recovery Chelsea Floyd Jan 26, 2016Capital City Still Digging out from Blizzard 2016 Snow-weary residents of Washington, D.C. are in recovery mode after last weekend’s historic blizzard. The… Office of Planning Prepares Facelift for Ward 4’s 14th Street Corridor Aleesa Mann Feb 24, 2011 The metaphors for the 14th Street corridor may be different: It's a room with a reupholstered couch and old curtains, or a rusted car with a brand new left… Timeline Ariondo Jamison, Johnny Glover, Kevin Booth, Nicole Phillips Apr 10, 2007Selected Dates in History and Activism Timeline: Key Dates in History and Activism1960Feb. 1: Black students sit in at Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C.,… Review: Prom Night Earns Receipts, But Not Approval Desiree Cange Apr 16, 2008Critics Not Fond of the Horror Remake Prom Night, Street Kings, and 21 were the top three films in the box office this past weekend. Prom Night grossed a weekend's… I Will Not Watch “Black.White.” Toynett N. Hall Apr 10, 2006In 2006, discrimination still causes a lot of hurt and the premise behind the new television show "Black.White." is to show that discrimination is still present… Howard University Student Runs for Miss District of Columbia USA 2010 Polk Oct 22, 2009Echoe Malone was on her back, her legs extended and hands gripping each side of the workout bench as she struggled to complete the third and final set of 30 leg… Black Love Day Offers an Alternative to Valentine’s Day Danielle Brissette Feb 13, 2011Black Love Relationship Ceremony to Be Held at Howard University As Valentine's Day approaches, red and pink colors appear on cue in pharmacies, flower shops and… The Bucks in the Blossoms Umarah Mughnee Apr 08, 2015D.C. Annual Cherry Blossom Festival It seems like winter just won’t go away. Just recently, temperatures were in the low 30s, but the springtime chill… Oh the Places You Can Go: Why Minorities are Underrepresented in Study Abroad Programs Alexis Porter Nov 23, 2015 Howard University has more than 11,000 students pursing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. Yet the university is struggling to get minority…Related ArticlesFrom the same categoryAlan King, Staff WriterAlan King is a senior studying communications at Howard University with a focus on print journalism. He has been published in The Hilltop, The Washington Afro-American,…A Tour With LincolnThe Smithsonian National Museum of American History celebrates Lincoln's Life Children swarmed around Abraham Lincoln's worn top hat, a familiar but haunting artifact… D.C. Group Commemorate 1848 Rebellion By Enslaved AfricansAhmari Anthony, Howard University News Service On the night of Thursday, April 15th, more than 100 people gathered virtually and in-person for “Remember the Pearl,”… Black Donors Made New African American Museum RealitySmithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Photo by Freddie Allen, NNPA. First lady Michelle Obama hugs jormer President George…Political Science Students Want More Teacher Interaction Undergraduate and graduate political science students alongwith their professors and advisers converged at Howard University's Douglass Hall on February 24,…