The Hilltop (newspaper)

The Hilltop
The newspaper on January 20, 2009, on the first inauguration of Barack Obama
TypeStudent Newspaper
FormatPrint/Online Publication
Owner(s)Howard University
FoundedJanuary 22, 1924
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersHoward University, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Websitethehilltoponline.com

The Hilltop is the student newspaper of Howard University,[1][2][3] a historically black college located in Washington, D.C. Co-founded in 1924 by Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston and Louis Eugene King, The Hilltop is the first and only daily newspaper at a historically black college or university (HBCU) in the United States.[4]

  1. ^ Grablick, Colleen (October 15, 2019). "Howard's Student Newspaper Is The Latest Local College Outlet Facing Financial Crisis". DCist. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Student Press Law Center is concerned about censorship at Howard University's The Hilltop". Student Press Law Center. November 3, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Taylor, Angeline J. (April 1, 2008). "Economy strikes campus newspapers". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 4. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "Following Footsteps: Zora Neale Hurston - Campus". November 24, 2007. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2022.