A graduate of Howard University and Seton Hall University School of Law, Paulette Brown was recently named president-elect of the American Bar Association. Brown, who was raised in Baltimore and has been practicing law for 38 years, is the first Black female to hold this title and is committed to letting young people know that they too can hold a position like this in the … [Read more...]
Homeless Teen Raises Funds to Attend Howard University
Since 14, James Ward, his mom and two younger siblings have lived between shelters, relative's homes and a car until they reached the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angles in 2012. Within the last week, Ward, 19, has raised $12,000 through his online campaign, "Homeless To Howard," to pay for his first year of college at Howard University. With donations through Paypal, the … [Read more...]
My Life As…A Student at a Historically Black College
CollegeCandy.com runs a regular feature where they have young college students write about their different experiences in order to give others an opportunity to walk in their shoes. Recently they ran a post by Khalea Underwood, a sophomore at Howard University in DC. Check out this excerpt: At home, I was made fun of for my dark brown skin; I was always the "blackest" girl … [Read more...]