Howard University students assemble for a graduation ceremony in 2016. Jose Luis Magana for the Associated Press by Jamaal Abdul-Alim, University of Maryland If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.” The name has been extolled by former students, such … Continued
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