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A truly peaceful transfer of power In an inaugural ceremony that seemed as normal as possible, in not-so-normal times, Joseph R. Biden has become the 46 th president of the United States. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   Kamala Harris became the country’s first female vice president.  Harris also become several other ‘firsts’ on Tuesday, January   20, 2021 becoming the first African-American; the first Asian-American; the first graduate of Washington, D.C.’s Howard University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), to become a United States vice president. It was just two weeks prior that insurrectionists stormed the very place where both were sworn in as servants to “all people” of this country. Said President Biden, "From now, on this hallowed ground, where just a few days ago, violence sought to shake the Capitol’s very foundation, we come together as one nation, under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power, as we h...

  Howard University earns top spot after becoming first-ever HBCU to appear on Peace Corps’ national college rankings   The Peace Corps today announced its 2014 rankings of the top volunteer-producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). For the third consecutive year, Howard University in Washington, D.C., claimed the top spot among HBCUs with 18 undergraduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers. Howard made Peace Corps history earlier this year as the first-ever HBCU to appear on the agency’s national list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities, ranking No. 16 among medium-sized undergraduate schools. Since 1961, 213 Howard alumni have served with the Peace Corps. For the first time, Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va., made this year’s list, ranking No. 3 among HBCUs with five alumni currently serving abroad. Spelman College in Atlanta took second place behind Howard with six currently serving alumni. “We are thr...

  This year, First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver commencement addresses at Eastern Kentucky University , Bowie State University , and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School for Health Sciences and Engineering at Historic Pearl High (MLK).   The First Lady will be speaking at Eastern Kentucky University as part of her Joining Forces initiative because of its outstanding record supporting veterans and military families; she will be speaking at Bowie State University because of its legacy as Maryland's oldest Historically Black University; and she will be speaking at MLK Magnet as it is consistently ranked among the best public schools in the nation for its academic rigor and high graduation rate.   See the schedule of appearances below.     Eastern Kentucky University Mrs. Obama will deliver remarks at the Eastern Kentucky University commencement in Richmond, KY on Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 PM, where she will address graduat...