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14 May

With Jéan to Open Pop-up at 33 Howard Street

With Jéan, an Australian contemporary fashion brand, will open its first 2,400-square-foot pop-up store Wednesday at 33 Howard Street in Latest York. It can remain open through the start of August. Founded in 2017 by two friends, Sami Lorking-Tanner and Evangeline Titilas, the brand was established to create items they felt were missing from their wardrobes. It began with a well-curated rotation of flattering tops to wear with jeans. Among the many offerings at the shop are the Sabrin top (a strapless corset style top with a hook and eye front closure featuring a lace detail bust and lace up ribbon back), Ryder dress (a sweetheart corset-style dress with a wired bust cup featuring lace detail and lace up ribbon back)...
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17 Dec

Famed Mystery Author James Patterson Gives Hundreds of thousands

James Patterson has gained wealth and fortune creating tales of suspense. But it surely’s no mystery that the author’s latest move is geared toward the greater good of BIPOC communities. It was recently reported that Patterson donated $1.3 million to Howard University for 12 James Patterson Author Education Scholarships, price $10,000 each for the current academic 12 months, and to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop for 14 fellowships allocated to 11 fiction writers and three poets. “I used to be brought up to present back — so my mother and grandmother should get the praise here,” Patterson said in an announcement as reported by USA Today. “I’ve dedicated my profession to getting as many individuals to like books as possible. I...
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8 Dec

‘This Is Terrorism’: Howard University Students Forced To Evacuate

Drew Angerer/Getty Images Bomb threats forced Howard University students to evacuate the college’s campus twice in 48 hours last week, just as they returned to high school to begin the autumn semester.  The 2 bomb threats come just months after the college and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities needed to lock down or delay the beginning of classes because of comparable threats. Two on-campus residence halls, East and West Towers, were evacuated early Friday morning as a result of the anonymous threats made to the Washington, DC, school, CNN reports.  The local police department and campus police conducted a sweep of the dorms with K-9 units, in response to WUSA9. The buildings got the all-clear later that morning. “It was difficult for...
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12 Nov

This Howard University Alum Pays Homage To The HBCU

Halleemah Nash can remember the entire essential decisions she’s made in her life. Amongst the very best? Selecting to attend Howard University. Growing up the Compton, California native said she saw the the crucial role education played in Black youths lives, particularly once they were being taught by individuals with the identical lived experiences. “Howard University was really considered one of the primary times in my life where I used to be completely immersed in Black excellence on a regular basis and that’s really what helped set my ambitious path,” Nash said, who after working in community relations for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Bears and countless notable celebrities, pivoted to found Rosecrans Ventures, a startup that gives coaching and profession...
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