Harvard to honor Queen Latifah

Harvard University is to honor rapper and actor Queen Latifah with Hutchins Center for African and African American Research's W.E.B. Du Bois Medal for her contributions to black history and culture. Latifah is one of seven honorees who will receive the honor at a ceremony on October 22 - other recipients include poet and educator Elizabeth Alexander, and the artist Kerry James Marshall. The medal is named after William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois - the first black student to earn a doctorate from Harvard in 1895. LL Cool J was a recipient of the medal 2017, Nas in 2015. All Hip Hop...