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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 2023-2024 WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE ATTICA LOCKE

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Friday, September 22, 2023
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prairie View A&M University proudly announces the appointment of Attica Locke as its 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Locke, a distinguished American fiction author and acclaimed writer-producer for television and film, will be formally introduced on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at 11 a.m. in PVAMU's Don K. Clark Building Auditorium.

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  • PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prairie View A&M University proudly announces the appointment of Attica Locke as its 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program.
  • Attica Locke is Prairie View A&M University's third writer-in-residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program.
  • Locke is renowned for her award-winning literary works, including "The Exile's Lament" and her critically acclaimed debut novel, "Black Water Rising."
  • "Having Attica Locke as our 2023-2024 Toni Morrison Writing Program Writer-in-Residence is a winner for our students.

Howard University Names Dean Phylicia Rashad Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the establishment of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities in May 2021, President Wayne A. I. Frederick and the Howard University Board of Trustees have approved the appointment of Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, as the inaugural holder of this chair.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the establishment of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities in May 2021, President Wayne A. I. Frederick and the Howard University Board of Trustees have approved the appointment of Phylicia Rashad, dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts, as the inaugural holder of this chair.
  • “Dean Rashad epitomizes the character, grace and creative genius that we want represented in an endowed chair as part of Toni Morrison’s legacy,” said Howard University Provost Anthony K. Wutoh, PhD.
  • As the Toni Morrison Chair in Arts and Humanities, Dean Rashad will foster a vibrant intellectual community in the arts and humanities, and will collaborate with faculty across the disciplines to oversee the development of an Arts & Humanities Leadership Laboratory.
  • “It is with great honor that we announce Dean Phylicia Rashad as the first holder of the Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities,” said President Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA.

POET, JOURNALIST, TV PERSONALITY AND AUTHOR KEVIN POWELL NAMED WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE AT PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

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Friday, September 9, 2022
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prairie View A&M University announced today the appointment of the highly-regarded poet, journalist, TV personality and author Kevin Powell to serve as its second writer-in-residence of the Toni Morrison Writing Program.

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  • PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Prairie View A&M University announced today the appointment of the highly-regarded poet, journalist, TV personality and author Kevin Powell to serve as its second writer-in-residence of the Toni Morrison Writing Program .
  • "Kevin Powell meets the objective: He studies; he thinks deeply; and he takes a stance on a cornucopia of issues."
  • Powell worked atVibe Magazineas a senior writer for many years, interviewing such diverse public figures as Tupac Shakur and General Colin Powell.
  • "The Toni Morrison Writing Program's selection of Kevin Powell as writer-in-residence meets the objective: Powell studies; Powell thinks deeply.

Writer Nikki Giovanni Named PVAMU's 2021-2022 Toni Morrison Writer-in-Residence

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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --One of the most celebrated and revered African American poets, Nikki Giovanni, has been named the PVAMU 2021-2022 Writer-in-Residence in the Toni Morrison Writing Program.

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  • PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --One of the most celebrated and revered African American poets, Nikki Giovanni, has been named the PVAMU 2021-2022 Writer-in-Residence in the Toni Morrison Writing Program.
  • Ms. Giovanni has won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award.
  • Named a "Living Legend" by Oprah Winfrey, her diverse body of work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, nonfiction essays, and children's literature.
  • Established by PVAMU President Ruth Simmons, The Toni Morrison Writing Program seeks to bring visibility to African American writing in the literary canon.

Prairie View A&M University To Launch Toni Morrison Writing Program

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Friday, March 19, 2021
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) President Ruth J. Simmons announced today that a Toni Morrison Writing Program would be established at PVAMU in honor of the writer and her former student, MacKenzie Scott.

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  • PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) President Ruth J. Simmons announced today that a Toni Morrison Writing Program would be established at PVAMU in honor of the writer and her former student, MacKenzie Scott.
  • The Writing Program will include a Toni Morrison Writer-in-Residence.
  • Appointed annually, a different writer each year will have a one-year visiting appointment at Prairie View, where that individual will offer a seminar in writing.
  • In addition, the Toni Morrison Writing Program will sponsor a high school writing contest.

Howard University Receives Transformative Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
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WASHINGTON, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Howard University proudly announces a generous $40 million gift fromauthor and philanthropistMacKenzie Scott.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Howard University proudly announces a generous $40 million gift fromauthor and philanthropistMacKenzie Scott.
  • A former pupil of Howard alumna Toni Morrison, Scott's gift marks the largest gift from a single donor in school history.
  • Howard University will allocate the gift to four areas of need, including on-going campus infrastructure improvement projects, such as essential renovations to the steam plant system and updates to improve technology.
  • Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 13 schools and colleges.