Higher Learning! Nas, Muhammad Ali & Attorney General Eric Holder Receive Harvard’s DuBois Medal [Photos]

This week, rapper Nas (real name Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) was awarded the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal.

According to the W.E.B. Dubois Research Institute’s website, the medal is Harvard’s highest honor in the field of African and African American Studies, and is awarded to individuals who have made “contributions to African American culture and the life of the mind”.

Nas documented his prestigious honor on Instagram. Check out the flix below.

Historic night for the rap game. At the Hutchins Center Honors for the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal ceremony. This is a first for the Rap Game to receive this award but, definitely not the last. Thank you. #HarvardHistory

A photo posted by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Sep 30, 2015 at 4:51pm PDT

A photo posted by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Sep 30, 2015 at 7:01pm PDT

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