https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:17:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hunewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-407787_352128264798897_1461219382_n-1-32x32.jpg https://hunewsservice.com 32 32 https://hunewsservice.com/variety/lifestyle/ballerina-misty-copeland-focuses-lens-on-social-issues-in-flower/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:00:12 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=16045   By Ebenezer Nkunda Howard University News Service Misty Copeland makes her highly anticipated return to the stage in the independently produced short film titled “Flower,” which she discussed recently after a screening in the Ira Aldridge Theatre at Howard University.  Hosted by Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, the discussion also featured Copeland’s producing partner, Leyla Fayyaz, and other Howard deans, who explored issues highlighted in the film.  Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film brings attention to the issues of intergenerational equity in American communities, while captivating the audience with immersive]]> https://hunewsservice.com/features/new-street-named-at-howard-university-in-honor-of-lucy-diggs-slowe/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:42:15 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=12964 Howard University  welcomed Homecoming 2021 weekend with a tribute that many say was long overdue. Howard alumna and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. founder Lucy Diggs Slowe was honored for her pioneering work in education, philosophy, sports, and the advancement of women. The university joined the Lucy Diggs Slowe Society on Friday, October 22 for the renaming. HU News Service Micah Washington has the story.]]>