Black History

The Hilltop is celebrating 100 years as the nation’s oldest Black collegiate newspaper. Co-founded at Howard University by Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neal Hurston, the newspaper has been the training ground for thousands of the nation’s top journalists.

In honor of Black History Month, the White House hosted an Afro-Latino Heritage event that highlighted the spirit and contributions of the Afro-Latinidad community while also paying homage to some of its foremost change-making leaders. 

The impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message and mission extended — and continues to extend — far beyond American shores.

Although he might not be a household name, former Seattle Police Detective Joe Tolliver has a place in history as a changemaker, leader, and a trailblazer.

Despite knowing they would likely be relegated to support roles due to the color of their skin, a father and son chose to make the military their lifelong career. Determined to succeed, they became America’s first Black generals.

Marking Black History, we capture the ground-breaking role of a woman who loved entertainment but could only soar by becoming a French expat.

Hansberry’s plays were groundbreaking, and she used her literary voice to speak out against racism, patriarchy, and inequality worldwide.

Regina King runs for the White House in her next project. The Academy Award-winning King stars as political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in a newly released Netflix trailer for the biopic, “Shirley.”

In honor of the centennial anniversary, a celebratory gala was held at the National Press Club on Feb. 3. A ballroom full of past and present Hilltop journalists and supporters gathered to commemorate 100 years of The Hilltop newspaper.

More than 100 descendants of civil rights trailblazers gathered Feb. 13 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C.