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Congrats! Ssanyu Lukoma, 2024 Women of Color Incubator Pitch Competition Winner!

Howard University student Ssanyu Lukoma won $5,000 for her nonprofit, Brown Kids Read, during the WBENC Women of Color Incubator Pitch Competition. This program, supported by WBENC, Amazon, and Cummins, empowers women of color entrepreneurs at Howard University by fostering innovation and providing critical funding opportunities.

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2024 WNBEC Winner

J. Jarpa Dawuni Named Principal Investigator on National Science Foundation Research Grant

WASHINGTON – J. Jarpa Dawuni, Ph.D., founding director of Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender, and Global Leadership and associate professor of political science, has been named the principal investigator on a $700,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation.  

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Attendees of the Jewels Table Event

Jewels Table Event

By Weslyn Harmon

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Joshua Hughes

Joshua B. Hughes Represents Howard University in New York

On Thursday, September 21st, 2023, I had both the honor and the privilege of participating in the UN Women’

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Mothers of the Mecca Launch

“I know that it has not been easy as I have tried to navigate the challenges of juggling my career

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“It Takes a Woman” at Howard University

​Written by Camille Alexander | October 9, 2019 Camille Alexander is a Sophomore at Howard University majoring in Media, Journalism and Film with a minor in African American Studies. She participated in this program as part of her class requirement in Introduction to Political Science with Professor Dawuni.

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How I found My Passion for Gender Equality: Womanism in Ghana, The Eighth Wonder of the World

As I stepped off the plane and onto the tarmac, I felt a culmination of excitement and nerves.

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Yawa with Dr. Clarks Class

Yawa Hansen-Quoa Discusses Leadership and Pop Culture

On Tuesday, November 8th, we welcomed Ghanaian social entrepreneur and femi

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JGNov

Julia Gillard and a Decade After the Mysogyny Speech

A decade after her infamous speech on misogyny, former Prime Minister of Australi

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Pitch Competition

2022 Women of Color Incubator Pitch Competition

On Wednesday, November 2, we hosted the Women of Color (WOC) Incubator Pitch Comp

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Dr. Dawuni's headshot

Center Director's Welcome Back Message

Welcome to the Fall 2022 semester!

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Mia Thornton

Mia Thornton - 1st place pitch competition winner at the 2021 Women of Color Incubator

There are 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., representing 42% of all businesses.

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Sarai Jacob

Sarai Arriola-Jacob - 2nd place pitch competition winner at the 2021 Women of Color Incubator

There are 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S., representing 42% of all

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