Harvard’s enrollment figures, AfroTech’s Houston opening and the Election Day pause

Monday’s briefing connects campus access, technology’s gathering places, tomorrow’s vote, the NBA calendar and new support for hip hop’s builders.

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Harvard’s Black enrollment figure needs an account of the path to admission

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Harvard’s enrollment figures, AfroTech’s Houston opening and the Election Day pause

Monday’s briefing connects campus access, technology’s gathering places, tomorrow’s vote, the NBA calendar and new support for hip hop’s builders.

Moxie Report Staff Nov 2

Read the story Break it down with Howtify

Adrian Newell / Unsplash · Illustrative photograph.