Special the The AFRO
On May 9, thousands of people gathered on The Yard at “the Mecca” – Howard University – to honor the 2026 graduating class during the 158th Commencement Convocation at the Washington, D.C. campus.
Meanwhile, just a few miles away in D.C.’s Union Station, another “HU” graduate – that is, Hampton University – chose to do some shopping, along with her twin daughters, at a new HBCU-themed business, The HBCU News Store.
From T-shirts and jackets, to Greek organization paraphernalia, books, other mementos and keepsakes, this store – owned, operated and conceptualized by Black entrepreneur Sandra Long – has it all…