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Vice President Kamala Harris plans to spend election night in Washington, D.C., at her alma mater, Howard University, three people familiar with the planning tell NBC News.

As the presidential race heats up, both candidates are also looking ahead to Nov. 5. Vice President Harris is looking to spend her Election Night in D.C. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Some of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority line sisters sit down with News4’s Shawn Yancy and tell all about their friendship, what Harris’s line name was and how they feel about the upcoming election.

Thousands of proud Howard University alumni will descend on the District this weekend to celebrate the school’s 100th homecoming. News4’s Derrick Ward talked to some of them about what a century of legacy means to them.

Celebrations for Howard University’s 100th homecoming kicked off Friday, and several D.C. roads are closed for the big weekend. These streets are closed from 12 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday: No parking or traffic is allowed on these streets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday: These streets are closed off to traffic and parking...

A breast cancer survivor, who is also a Howard University football super fan and mom, shares her battle with cancer and how the football team and her two sons have supported her through it all. 

Serenity Owens, a Howard University senior, is raising awareness about mental health in her modeling competition documentary “Strut the Yard.” During filming, models highlighted the importance of the 988 hotline. The documentary premiers on Oct. 3. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Audi Field is hosting the big football game, but it’s more than just a game — it’s a celebration of legacy for two prominent HBCUs.

Howard University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Kery Davis previews the Howard vs. Hampton Truth and Service Classic with News4’s Tony Perkins and Howard alum Molette Green.

Howard University graduate Sydney Satchell was part of Team USA’s victorious seated volleyball team, making her the first Howard alum to win Paralympic gold. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Howard University earned a high honor when Forbes named it the best HBCU in the country.

WHUR’s Summer of Meals campaign is in its final weeks of helping feed kids throughout the summer. If a listener was the ninth caller, they qualified for a $1,000 Giant gift card. News4’s Molette Green reports. 

Howard University in Washington, D.C., is well known for producing luminaries like Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and author Toni Morrison. Now its students and alumni are turning attention to the person who could become their most famous graduate: Vice President Kamala Harris.

As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president, her alma mater buzzes with excitement. News4’s Dominique Moody reports from Howard University.

Howard University alum, Sydney Satchell is preparing for her big debut at the 2024 Paris Paralympics as part of Team USA sitting volleyball.  Satchell always dreamed of competing at the Olympics. She played lacrosse during her college career, hoping to be the first Black woman on the U.S. lacrosse team.  Shortly after graduating from Howard, she got into a car…

Sydney Satchell, a Howard University alum, competes with Team USA seated volleyball at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She began this journey after a car accident that led to the amputation of her leg.

The Move-In Day Mafia helps students at HBCUs who have aged out of foster care without being adopted. News4’s Derrick Ward reports. (CORRECTION, Aug. 12, 2024, 2 p.m.: Howard’s president is Ben Vinson III, not Benjamin Vinson as stated in this report.)

Bloomberg Philanthropies is donating $600 million to four HBCU medical schools, including Howard University’s College of Medicine. News4’s Dominique Moody shares how the donation will increase the number of Black physicians and reduce health inequalities for Black patients and their families.

Four historically Black medical schools, including Howard University, will receive a $600 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies, according to a press release on Tuesday. The four medical schools are Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College and Morehouse School of Medicine. The company will also provide seed funding to support the…

Professor Ravi Perry, a political science professor at Howard University, joined News4 to talk about what led up to President Biden dropping out of the presidential race, Vice President Harris as a front-runner and how she needs to secure the Democratic nomination.