African-American students were outraged to see portraits of Harvard Law School's Black professors defaced, leading to an investigation by the police and a string of discussions about racial injustice at Harvard University.

  Today, Nas will be getting honored by Harvard University. The Hip-Hop legend is expected to receive the W.E.B Dubois Medal. According to sources, he will be honored for his attributions  African-American arts, culture, human rights and intercultural understanding.   Congrats Nas!!!   SOURCE: http://allhiphop.com/2015/09/30/nas-w-e-b-dubois-medal-harvard-university/

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A diploma belonging to Harvard’s first African-American graduate, Richard T. Greener, has been the subject of concern after the man who discovered it threatened to…

He started from the bottom in Fayetteville, North Carolina and now J. Cole is addressing students at Harvard University about his journey in hip-hop music.…