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March 20, 2025

Kay Smith-Blum: TANGLES triumph

Our nuclear security has been compromised and that really is a dangerous situation because all of our nuclear sites are nuclear power plants, or they are a theoretically defunct…

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September 19, 2014

Can Children Deprived of Arts Education Still Grow Up to Be Innovators?

September 8, 2014, 9:00 AM by

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September 19, 2014

Can Children Deprived of Arts Education Still Grow Up to Be Innovators?

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April 30, 2014

Today, Children, We’re Not Going To Do A Show

"This isn’t about a single group of kindergartners, but about our core values for all students – that the arts are not disposable, that they are not frivolous, and that…

January 17, 2013

Will less art and music in the classroom really help students soar academically?

Will less art and music in the classroom really help students soar academically? By Tyleah Hawkins Journalism students at Howard University’s school of communications were deeply engaged in this year’s…