Tehran Almasi Reflection

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This particular morning began with a slow start. I woke up late and walked into Freshman seminar semi tired. But when Dr. Benjamin began to speak I was happily awakened by the knowledge that she had to in part upon us. Being a student at Howard University I knew I was surrounded by a wonderfully rich history. But in listening to her speech I came to find out that not only was I surrounded by the legacy of the wonderful alumni of Howard, the physical buildings I had classes in were named after influential scribes. These were some of the individuals that were responsible for some of the written history here at Howard. Zora Neale Hurston for example was responsible for starting the Hilltop, the most well known published document here at Howard University.

Michael Carney Reflection

When arriving to class I was excited and was actually anticipating about this lecture. To begin the speaker was very nice and knew all of her information and her findings. First she explained the different writings and other forms. In addition, described Howard's rich legacy and the founders of Howard. This was one of my favorite lectures of all time. Dr. Benjamin went into detail about Howard University and the historical facts. I was very unaware that Howard University was started by republicans which freed slaves attended. Dr. Benjamin then described the most successful people; General Oliver Otis Howard, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Isabel Burns Lindsay, Alain Leroy Locke, Lulu Vere Childers , Frederick Douglass, Ira Aldridge, Louis C. Cramton, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Prudence Crandall, Phyllis Wheatley, Lucy Diggs Slowe, George Washington Carver, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles R. Drew, and  Earnest Everett Just. These few names mentioned made Howard University what it is today. With this information I discovered every dorms history, including my own residence. As a student many wonder what why buildings are named or even the order. The “scribes” was also a rich legacy Dr. Benjamin explained which means .A scribe is someone who writes documents or keeps records by hand. Class was amazing and I greatly appreciated every message Dr. Benjamin explained and the rich detail.

Arick D. Scott's Reflection

    In last week’s lecture, I can truly admit that I learned something new that is directly beneficial to me and my culture. In last week’s lecture, the speaker, Dr. Hayes-Benjamin, based her lecture around the term “scribe.” Based on my understanding of the presentation, a scribe is someone who is accountable for keeping records and files. This person, somewhat, documents history and the unraveling of historical events and times are solely dependent upon this figure. With that being said, the scribe has to be someone that is reliable and noble enough to only perform justice towards history’s keeping. An example of a 15^th century scribe, as seen in the presentation, is Jean Mielot, a European author. After interpreting the initial definition of a scribe and his/her responsibility, I became generally uninterested in what the speaker had to say. Fortunately, I continued to listen intently and realized that she happened to be naming Howard’s historical scribes. Because I am generally interested in Howard’s legacy, the topic of historical scribes became a much more interesting presentation. The speaker mentioned scribes that dated back to the beginning of Howard as an unaccredited university. She mentioned historical figures that earned their particular halls and buildings on campus through pure service and passion to the university and the African-American race. The speaker mentioned names such as; General Oliver Otis Howard, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Isabel Burns Lindsay, Alain Leroy Locke, Lulu Vere Childers , Frederick Douglass, Ira Aldridge, Louis C. Cramton, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Prudence Crandall, Phyllis Wheatley, Lucy Diggs Slowe, George Washington Carver, Mary McLeod Bethune, Charles R. Drew, and  Earnest Everett Just. These names that were mentioned are all scribes that names are the actual current names of Howard University’s buildings and dormatories.

Dr. Tritobia H. Benjamin lecture. charles harris

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Freshmen seminar was on the 3^rd guess speaker this week. This was my favorite lecture thus far. It touched on the legacy of Howard University, and why this is such a historic places because of the people who made it historic and the people currently keeping it historic. She touched on how Howard University was started it was opened by the republicans as a college for freed slaves. What this means is that beyond contrary belief Howard University being a historically black school and was started by white men. In fact the school had white presidents till the 13^th year when Mordecai Wyatt Johnson became the first African American president of the university. Because of this historic achievement the administration building here is named after him. Another great Howard personality Inabel Burns Lindsay is worked to establish the school and became its first dean Lindsay in 1945. She served in this capacity for 22 years. She was a champion for social work, civil rights and social work education for all people. There were too many great people in this blog to mention all so I just named a few. The reason this was my favorite lecture so far was because I learned so much about Howard University and so much about to greats who went here. It really inspired me to take this opportunity that so many don’t have and really use to catapult myself. To really be the best I can because if they were able to do with they did facing thing like racism and all the other problems they dealt with there is no reason I shouldn’t be able to succeed because I have it 100 times easier than they did.  

Dr. Benjamin's Presentation

On Tuesday September 14, in freshman seminar we were lectured by Dr.Benjamin's eloquence of the scribes.A scribe is someone who writes documents or keeps records by hand. I appreciated this class period dearly. I discovered behind every building on campus there is a line of history. Every building I believe is named after someone with some significance. Howard the university itself, name comes from a man named General Oliver Otis Howard. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson who was the first black president at Howard. Inabel Burns Lindsay who was the first dean of the school of social work. Alain Leroy Locke who graduated from harvard, founded Phi Beta Kappa. Cramton Auditorium was named after Louis C. Cramton. This beautiful building is where all most big events are held, between concerts and step shows. At the freshman females dormitory the Courtyard of Tubman Quadrangle is named after Harriet Tubman. Truth Hall is named after Sojourner Truth a methodist who traveled in preaching. Prudence Crandall who opened the first school for African American girls. Phillis Wheatley who was the first African American woman to publish a book. Slowe Hall is named after a woman who was the first dean of women in 1922 on campus, and she was 1 of the 16 founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Drew Hall is named after Charles R. Drew who was the professor and chairman of surgery and he also studied blood transfusions. The biology building is named after Earnest Everett Just who discoverd you look at whole cells rather than in pieces, and was also a supporting founder and advisor of Omega Psi Phi alpha chapter here on campus. Even one of my R.A's told me my first day of school about the significance of every building and now I understand and suggest anyone who is interested should stay a few minutes after class to recognize the biographies usually found in the front of each building.