ROBERTNEY HARLAN
Bertney Harlan is a second-year student studying advertising and business administration at Howard University. Bertney can be described as a natural-born leader with substantial strength. She describes herself as a creative with an eye for art and storytelling that makes people feel seen and understood. Every day she strives to be better than she was yesterday and hopes to inspire others to do the same. She is not entirely sure what she wants to do in this lifetime, but she knows that her passion lies in empowering others. Bertney is a force to be reckoned with and is ready for anything life throws her way.
FIRST HBCU MUSEUM OPENS IN DISTRICT
The first-ever museum dedicated to the nation’s 102 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently opened with a brand-new welcome center in the District.
WHY I CHOSE TO BE THE MENTOR FOR THE NNPA’S DISCOVER THE UNEXPECTED JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Dana Blair is the Road Trip Navigator for the NNPA’s 2018 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship program.
DCPS LEADERS REINVIGORATE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ABSENTEEISM
D.C’s interim deputy mayor for education faces an uphill battle in combating chronic absenteeism — a dilemma playing out across the nation and one that puts nearly half of all high school students in line for dropping out instead of graduating.
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