TILT

The TILT activity was really informative. Even though I felt like some of the information was repetitive, because my high school library required every student to take an  information/ library literacy tutorial in the beginning and the middle of every school year. But the activity was a great fresher and will help a lot of college freshmen during the research process.

What is really in there?

On a typical night after dinner students usually gather around on the yard and socialize before a long night of studying, but there is always that one group of people that always hang out on the steps of the fine art building. So now I am curious to know, what is really in the fine arts building? Well during my virtual tour for Howard I learned that one-third of the fine arts complex is a gallery of art. The gallery of art was established in 1928 and lead by directors James Porter and Professor James Herring. The African American art gallery has artifacts that were donated by Alain Locke.

Howard Hall

Howard Hall is the oldest building on campus located on Georgia ave. It began as the home of General Oliver Otis Howard in 1869, and in 1974 declared a National Historic Landmark. It is considered at historic landmark because the first four buildings were the residences of general George Balloch and John Alvord. These four residences formed officer row. The house was restored in 1998 and is now the Alumni center.

Just a clock?

 When I hear Howard called the "Mecca" or "Hilltop", I automatically think about the clock tower. The clock tower is one of the main historic attractions at Howard University that can not be missed when walking across the yard. The clock tower is the home to Founder’s Library one of the nine keys buildings on the hilltop built by architect Albert I. Cassell. The library is also the home of the university’s museum, which is dedicated to the history and culture of African descents. 

Then and Now

                                                                                                                                                                                 

Did you know the Howard University Hospital use to be Griffith Stadium?  Griffith Stadium built in 1965 was the home to the Washington senators (white league) and the Homestead Grays (negro league) baseball teams, also used for baptisms, lectures, and cadet corps drills.  The stadium stood out around this time because is was one of the few public places that were not segregated. That meant every Washingtonian was allowed to enjoy the events. Sadly in September of 1961 the last game was played there and Howard University hospital was built in 1975. 

Guess who came first?

 

  Debbie Allen, Phylicia Rashad, Toni Morrison, and Zora Neale Hurston are all well known famous alumni of Howard University, but do we honestly know who opened up the doors for these celebrities? Howard University one of the oldest black colleges in the U.S. was established in 1866 and started out as a theological seminary to train black ministers. Soon after in 1867 the university was renamed honoring General Oliver Otis Howard (a member of the white first Congregational society).  The university majority white at the time reflected on educating the youth and African Americans. In 1926 a shift in the administration took place with the appointment of Mordecai Wyatt Johnson as president. Once the shift occurred Howard University attracted renowned African American scholars from all over, and gave birth to many of the civil rights and black power movements of the late 19^th and 20^th centuries.