Behind the cultural significance and prevalence of the HowardU sweatshirt:
A minimalist piece of college merch holds a weighty meaning in pop culture, from Winston Duke's character in "Us" to Beyoncé's "Homecoming."Author:Leanna ComminsPublish date:Apr 24, 2019Updated onApr 24, 2019When Beyoncé does basically anything, my timeline, rightfully so, goes ablaze.
While the Howard University sweatshirt made its appearance on small screens that day, just months earlier, it appeared in movie theaters across the country thanks to Jordan Peele's horror film "Us." Winston Duke, who plays the patriarch of the Wilson family, was seen wearing throughout the movie.
HBCUs have long-standing legacies of educating Black Americans when other institutions would not accept them. Unless a student decided to pursue lengthy legal battles to be admitted to these other universities, HBCUs existed as the only avenue for Black students to explore their educational ambitions, and as such, were beacons of hope for a life beyond the chains of enslavement.
For me, it was the first time I felt I wasn't given the pretty and polished version of our American history. Instead, I was taught its truest form, in all of its violence and darkness that spawned from the often glossed-over devastation of the all-American slavery system. I finally felt validated in my experiences that sprung from the multiple jeopardy of existing as Black, woman and American.
And though they're more recent and famous, these sightings of Howard University sweatshirts on screen are not isolated incidents. Khadijah James in the 1990s sitcom "Living Single" proudly paid homage to her alma mater in the form of a navy blue T-shirt on the show. Will Smith wore a navy blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the letters "HU" on "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Of course, there are numerous HBCUs in addition to Howard University across the country, from Morehouse and Spelman College in Atlanta, to Hampton University in Virginia. Those and many more have also been represented through clothing on film, and often in the same shows mentioned earlier.
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