Photo of former President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders look on. (Photo courtesy of The National Archives Catalog) The ...

The Sankofa bird, an Akan (Ghana) Adinkra symbol depicting a mythical bird. It symbolizes the wisdom of learning from the past to build a better future deriving from a Twi phrase. (Photo Courtesy of ...

“I stopped eating at the cafeteria because it just wasn’t safe,” Maya Rose said. Rose attended Howard University for her freshman year of college, but said she had to leave due to a lack of food ...

It feels like some time has passed since I have addressed you all from this podium that I only have a few moments left on. To all the graduates, we know how impossible it is to describe the whirlwind ...

Stephen Curry and Sam Puryear stand together on a golf course during a visit featured on Callaway Golf, Range Talk Video (Photo Courtesy of gettingoffcourse.com) When Sam Puryear arrived at Howard ...

K Street NW street sign with DC flag and “EVACUATION ROUTE” markings, at the northwest corner of Farragut Square. (Photo courtesy of Ben Schumin via Wikimedia Commons) Periods of policy uncertainty in ...

Fans pack CareFirst Arena as the Washington Mystics compete in a WNBA matchup. (Photo credit: Mystics WNBA Rose Fernandes) Women’s sports in Washington, D.C. are experiencing a surge in popularity, ...

President Donald Trump’s popularity has taken a hit, with recent polls showing his approval rating at a record low of 34 percent, compared to the 52 percent at the beginning of his second term.

Day four of the NEC Swimming & Diving Championships on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Brian Fisher/NEC) The 2025–26 season marked a defining chapter for the Howard University swimming and diving ...

Myla Roundy is a junior journalism major and women’s, gender and sexuality studies minor. Roundy served as the 2025-2026 investigative editor for The Hilltop. (Photo by Paige Kiarie/The Hilltop) As ...

Jalyn Cameron is a senior English major, classics minor from New York. She served as the 2025-2026 opinions editor for The Hilltop (Cymphani’s Hargrave/The Hilltop) Before I ever set foot on Howard ...

Zion Williams, a junior broadcast journalism major and political science minor from Clinton Township, Michigan. My time at The Hilltop has been a beautiful journey. I was always interested in audio ...