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1 month ago | thehilltoponline.com | DaQuan Lawrence

In an era where rhetoric, media and political messaging seem to revolve around buzzwords like ‘authoritarianism’ and ‘fascism,’ examinations of how human rights defenders and social justice institutions can address American hegemony and the white supremacist establishment are necessary. The Republic of South Africa and Robert Sobukwe, the renown imprisoned anti-apartheid activist, offer insights for enduring and transforming political despotism.

1 month ago | thehilltoponline.com | Sydney Goitia-Doran

Joining The Hilltop when I came to Howard was always the goal. I wrote about it in my application to the university and applied as freshman applications dropped when I got to campus. However, I was not selected to join the staff. I never imagined a year later I would ascend to managing editor after one semester as a variety reporter. My wildest fantasy included maybe being a section editor my senior year at most.

2 months ago | thehilltoponline.com | Afia Barrie

On a breezy Thursday night, Jaden Smith, a second-year graduate student at Howard’s School of Social Work, and his friends packed into the dark and humid second floor of famed Washington D.C. music venue, The Black Cat. The venue is known for welcoming “.” Smith and his friends were there to see rapper MIKE and his friends on his stop in the District of the “Artist of the Century” tour.

2 months ago | thehilltoponline.com | Victoria Pearson

With top talent, major investments and innovative perks, the Unrivaled Basketball League’s inaugural season proved a player-owned league can thrive while reshaping women’s basketball.

Mar 3, 2025 | thehilltoponline.com | Afia Barrie

Renowned singer, pianist and Howard alumna Roberta Flack died of cardiac arrest at the age of 88 on Feb. 24. In 2022, Flack announced via spokesperson that she was diagnosed with ALS, the brain disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The condition reportedly made it “impossible to sing and not easy to speak.”Roberta Cleopatra Flack was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina and raised in nearby Arlington, Virginia.