Howard Alumna Elizabeth Catlett #HBCUstory

nmaahc:

Image: Elizabeth Catlett, “In Harriet Tubman I helped hundreds to freedom” from “The Negro Woman” series, 1946–47, linocut on paper. Collection of Margaret and John Gottwald. Art ©Elizabeth Catlett/Licensed by VAGA, New York City

“Making History: Twentieth Century African American Art” at…

HBCUstory!

hbcudigest:

One of my favorite HBCU pics. (Taken with instagram)

OMG! Mrs. Cosby as Josephine Baker! 

blackgirlphresh:

lowerfrequencies:

Who in the hell ever knew that Claire Huxtable had a Josephine Baker tribute album?? Also, the internet is awesome. 

 wow.

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Mike received just one Honorary Doctorate Of Humane Letters degree. Of course it was from an HBCU: Fisk University in 1988. He was accompanied by Whitney Houston.

satindolldc:

This makes me SO happy :-)

Fisk University’s Aaron Douglas, the first Africanist.

theotherblack:

Art Deco artist Aaron Douglas

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Today in 1909, Matthew Henson was the first man to reach the North Pole. Surely you can climb the mountains of this day.

hbcudigest:

Howard University this afternoon announced the suspension of all school athletic programs, citing an investigation of possible NCAA violations. The Washington City Paper reports that an unnamed athlete says the suspension is a result of misused book vouchers presented to athletes….

We salute husband, father, brother, son & Morehouse man the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. whose life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet 44 years ago today. #MLKstory

School DAZE! #HBCUstory

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