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First Bison Wins Paralympic Gold, NABJ Hosts Talk with VP Kamala Harris, and Howard Students on Next Super Bowl Halftime Headliner Kendrick Lamar

Weekly roundups of the latest news and campus buzz, courtesy of Howard University’s collegiate newspaper, The Hilltop. New episodes every Friday.

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Happy Friday!

Welcome back to the “HillTalks”

This week, sports reporter Deyla Davis highlights Sydney Satchell, a 2014 Howard University alumna who made history as the first Bison to win a gold medal with the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team at the 2024 Paralympics. One of our producers attended a conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris at WHYY in Philadelphia, in collaboration with the National Association of Black Journalists, and Variety reporter Taylor Swinton discusses Kendrick Lamar’s selection as the first hip-hop artist to headline a Super Bowl Halftime Show.

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Show Notes:

Sydney Satchell becomes first Howard alum to win U.S. Paralympic gold

Howard students weigh in on Kendrick Lamar’s historic Super Bowl Halftime Show

NABJ event with Kamala Harris – YouTube

Watch the NABJ discussion – YouTube

Production Team:

Executive Producer: Madison Belo

Producers: Trinity Webster Bass, Lemaria Stevens

Music:

Blue Dot Sessions

APM Music

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