Hampton University

‘Shocking’ Obama video from Fox News and friends

By Wayne Dawkins

HAMPTON, Va. – Really?

Fox News’ Sean In-Hannity, the Daily Carnival Barker [Daily Caller] and the Sludge [Drudge] Report want us to believe U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's 2007 speech to black ministers at Hampton University was racially divisive?


HU Honors College director let students know they could grow

By Wayne Dawkins

It was an honor to serve Freddye Davy.

She was director of the Hampton University Honors College. Davy, 79, died June 2.


‘America’s mayor’ prospect told H.U. grads to change USA

By Wayne Dawkins

HAMPTON, Va. – Rudy Giuliani of New York, Ed Rendell of Philadelphia and William Donald Schaefer of Baltimore were lauded in the major media as “America’s mayors.”

Where was the same love for Cory Booker of Newark? The former Stanford tight end, Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and Yale Law school graduate charged into a burning building last month to rescue a neighbor. Booker suffered second-degree burns and ate a lot of smoke, but he said he never regretted his spontaneous act.

Maybe Brooklyn’s Captain America should flip Booker an extra retractable shield.


Hoop dreams draw national spotlight to Hampton U.

By Wayne Dawkins  

 

Hampton University is in the news, mostly for better, a little for worse.

 


Bill Cosby to Hampton U. Class of ’11: You willing to die for people?

By Wayne Dawkins
HAMPTON, Va. – Bill Cosby, humorist and holder of a doctorate in education, did not come to Hampton University’s commencement on Mother’s Day to praise a thousand students for receiving degrees.

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