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Valerie Brandes, founder of Jacaranda Books, pictured against a collage of the publisher’s titles. (Photo illustration: La Tetra Metts-Owens/HUNewsService.com; book cover images courtesy of Jacaranda Books)

Valerie Brandes Made Her Own Way Into Publishing. Now She’s Opening the Gate.

by La Tetra Metts-Owens

November 1, 2026

The Jacaranda Books founder looks to HBCUs to help develop the next generation of Black publishing professionals.…

Hoop Dreams at Howard: NBA Day Celebrates Sports, Culture, Community

October 22, 2026

Homelessness in the DMV: Underserved and Underfunded

October 10, 2026

Why Free Press Matters: The Capstone Perspective | HU NewsVision

October 7, 2026

Bison Bound for the World: Inside Howard University’s Free Passport Party

September 26, 2026

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Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan)

January 31, 2010

by Freddie Turner

A Greensboro native, Ezell Blair graduated from Dudley High School and received a B.S. in sociology…

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David Richmond

January 31, 2010

by Howard University News Service

David Richmond was born in Greensboro, N.C., and graduated from Dudley High School. Richmond pursued majors…

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Colleges Fight to Get and Keep Black Males

November 14, 2009

by Eboni Farmer

It was Joshua Almond’s first semester grade point average of 3.53 that gave him the motivation…

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Why Me?’ Asks 19-Year-Old Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer

November 11, 2009

by Lauren Ward

Sandra Ann Slayton slowly sat down in the doctor’s cold, unsteady chair. A chill shot through…

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Howard University Student Runs for Miss District of Columbia USA 2010

October 22, 2009

by Howard University News Service

Echoe Malone was on her back, her legs extended and hands gripping each side of the…

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Ceremony Celebrates Black Seminole Indians

October 22, 2009

by Crystal Cranmore

In 1849, the actions of an African American man saved hundreds of lives from slavery and…

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One-Stop Shopping at Eastern Market

October 6, 2009

by Sophia Adem

A Place for the Butcher, Baker and Makers of Almost Anything On Saturday mornings when the…

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In His Eyes

September 10, 2009

by Jan Ransom

D.C. Fatherhood Initiative Program Helps to Create Responsible Fathers She couldn’t stay still. She sat in…

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Missing, Black and Female

September 8, 2009

by Jan Ransom

Many Link Race to Media’s Failure to Present Diverse Coverage of Missing Persons Thelma Butler, 76,…

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New Orleans’ 9th Ward Still Struggles in Recovery

August 29, 2008

by Adam Wynn

By Thomas Warren Howard University News Service NEW ORLEANS (March 18, 2008) — The Upper 9th…

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Features - Page 16

Valerie Brandes Made Her Own Way Into Publishing. Now She’s Opening the Gate.

Hoop Dreams at Howard: NBA Day Celebrates Sports, Culture, Community

Homelessness in the DMV: Underserved and Underfunded

Why Free Press Matters: The Capstone Perspective | HU NewsVision

Bison Bound for the World: Inside Howard University’s Free Passport Party

Ezell Blair, Jr. (Jibreel Khazan)

David Richmond

Colleges Fight to Get and Keep Black Males

Why Me?’ Asks 19-Year-Old Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer

Howard University Student Runs for Miss District of Columbia USA 2010

Ceremony Celebrates Black Seminole Indians

One-Stop Shopping at Eastern Market

In His Eyes

Missing, Black and Female

New Orleans’ 9th Ward Still Struggles in Recovery

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