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Production Team:
Host, Executive Producer: Madison Belo

Producer: Lemaria Stevens

Additional Audio from:

Variety Reporter Aniyah Genama

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Spotlight Network

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This week, the Howard Revolutionary Community occupied the Mordecai Wyatt Johnson Administration building, denouncing the university's alleged ties to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Additionally, the Center for Journalism and Democracy held its third annual Democracy Summit on campus, and we discuss the premiere of "STRUT The Yard" with the creator of the documentary that sheds light on models' mental health at Howard University.

Show Notes:

Production Team

Host, Executive Producer: Madison Belo

Producers: Trinity Webster-Bass, Lemaria Stevens

Original Reporting: Trinity Webster-Bass

Music:

Blue Dot Sessions

Protest Audio from Yacine Khaly Ba

This week, we discuss the crisis in the Congo, provide an overview of the Vice Presidential Debate, and cover a conversation hosted by the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center at Howard University featuring critically acclaimed author and Howard alum Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Show Notes:

Production Team
Host, Executive Producer: Madison Belo
Producers: Trinity Webster-Bass, Lemaria Stevens
Original Reporting: Trinity Webster-Bass, Madison Belo

VP Debate Clips:

NBC News

Music:

Blue Dot Sessions

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This week our producers Trinity Webster-Bass and Lemaria Stevens cover the grand opening of the highly anticipated Chick-fil-A in Blackburn. Plus, hear from Howard students and alumni as they discuss the pressures of Howard's unique fashion culture. Tune In.

Show Notes:

Production Team

Host, Executive Producer: Madison Belo
Producers: Trinity Webster-Bass, Lemaria Stevens
Original Reporting: Trinity Webster-Bass, Lemaria Stevens

Music:
APM Music Max
Anderson Free Music

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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.

Show Notes:

Production Team:

Music:

In this special episode, join us as we dive into a historic debate night at Howard University. Madison Belo takes you to the heart of the action at the Presidential Debate Watch Party, hosted by HUSA, UGSA, and the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Experience the energy of Howard students as they watch Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump face off for the first time.

Interviwees: Spencer Andrews, Drion Kemp, Garrison Andrews, Mackenze Humphrey, Venus Clark, Linwood Scottlii, Josh Green, Zoe Cummings, Walter Severence, Professor Ronil Hira.

Audio Editor, Reporter : Madison Belo

Producers, Reporters: Lemaria Stevens and Trinity Webster Bass.

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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This week on the show, we're diving into the latest highlights since the semester began. Joining Audio Editor, Madison Belo are Producers Lemaria Stevens and Trinity Webster Bass. Listen to their discussions with campus reporter Sariah Adams, news and politics reporter Daryn O'Neal, and variety reporter, Cidney Warren.

We'll explore the issues of unassigned professors and classrooms at Howard University, the voting barriers college students face ahead of the 2024 presidential election, and the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts Executive Council's "B.O.L.D." Celebration marking the third annual Chadwick Boseman Day at Howard University.

Special thank you to @fineartscouncilhu for providing audio from the B.O.L.D Celebration.

Show Notes

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Born out of the necessity for Howard University students' voices to be heard, 'The Hilltop' was founded by Zora Neale Hurston and Eugene King 100 years ago. As 'The HillTalks' enters its third season, we're bringing the soul of Howard University directly to your ears.

Tune in to Season 3 to catch the top news stories from Howard University and beyond, all published by 'The Hilltop' reporters.

New episodes every Friday. Join the legacy!

Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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Welcome back to The HillTalks, and thank you for tuning into Season Two!

This week, in our season finale, host Juan Benn Jr. takes the mic for a final time and talks with Hilltop editors as they reflect on student journalism, the centennial year, and what it was like bringing you The Hilltop every Monday. Then, we take you inside the newsroom for "print night," where we edit the stories and layout for our upcoming Commencement edition, out everywhere on May 6.

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Happy Last Day of Classes!

As the school year comes to an end, The Hilltop's Multimedia Reporter Madison Belo brings listeners a story about a recent social media post made by Howard University that ruffled some feathers. Why? Because it was made using artificial intelligence. Host Juan Benn Jr. sits down with Belo as she talks to a student graphic designer and a PhD candidate in Howard's Center of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning who offer us a lesson on generative AI.