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Phylicia Rashad named Howard University’s Dean of College of Fine Arts – African American News and Issues

Phylicia Rashad, the Houston native who became everyone's favorite TV mom, is the new dean of the College of Fine Arts on Wednesday.

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Wyatt Mordecai Johnson was born in Paris, Tennessee in 1890. A lifelong educator, Johnson held degrees from a number of institutions including a 1911 A.B. from Morehouse College and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Howard University. Three years after his graduation from Howard he became the first

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