Howard University Revokes Honorary Degree, Returns $1M Donation Over Allegations Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

This& post& was originally published on& The Washington Informer By WI Staff | The Washington Informer | Word In Black (WIB) – The Howard University Board of Trustees on Friday set aside an honorary degree given to music and business entrepreneur and former student Sean “Diddy” Combs and returned the money he donated to the institution. “The Howard University Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to accept the return by Mr. Sean Combs of the honorary degree conferred upon him in 2014,” the historically Black university said in a statement. “This acceptance revokes all honors and privileges associated with the degree. Accordingly, the board has directed that his name be removed from all documents listing honorary degree recipients of Howard University.” Combs, who briefly attended Howard in the late 1980s, has been accused by several individuals in recent months of sexual assault and physical and verbal abuse. Federal authorities in March raided several of his properties as part of an ongoing investigation, but have not given any additional details. The music mogul initially denied all the allegations, but soon apologized after a 2016 video surfaced last month of him beating singer and former girlfriend Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura in the hallway...