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When I consider what Howard University means to me as its celebrates its sesquicentennial I will always find myself at the #heartofthemecca Rankin Chapel, one of the only orginal buildings still standing on campus, the place where the first documented student protest against a university president occurred, the place where students organized to secure the presidency of Howard's first black president, the Chapel is the Heart of the Mecca because it calls us to ourselves, beckons us to bear a faithful witness of justice to this world, and helps us find that still small voice. I am because of Rankin Chapel at the heart of #HowardUniversity #CharterDay150 #HUAlumni #HU16

Today marks the Sesquincentennial of The Howard University. On March 2, 1867 President Andrew Johnson put pen to paper to authorize the charter of a, "University for the education of youth in the liberal arts and sciences." 150 years later, this beacon of light and hope to a people that were formerly held as property, still stands sending forth it's rays of light. This picture from the Moorland-Spingarn Archives taken just over 100 years ago shows the skyline of Alma Mater, one that has both changed and remained the same in so many ways. It is a testament to the resilience of its students, the beautiful brilliance of its scholars, and the promise of its continued witness to this world. Happy Charter Day! #CharterDay150 #TheTimeIsAlwaysNow #HowardUniversity #HowardAlumni #HU16 #heartofthemecca (at Howard University)