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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about racial discrimination during jury selection in Mississippi, ultimately sentencing a young Black man to the death penalty. (Photo: Adobe Stock/Public Domain)

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Supreme Court Examines Jury Bias Claims in Pitchford v. Cain

April 9, 2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court seemed split while hearing oral arguments Tuesday, April 2, in Pitchford v. Cain, a case centered on whether a Mississippi…

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Take Note: Telling Our Stories

April 7, 2026

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Redefining Realities: The Supreme Court Hears Trump v. Barbara Oral Arguments

April 2, 2026

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The Covid Effect: How Essential Workers are Faring Five Years Later

April 1, 2026

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SPORTS | With the NCAA Women’s Final Four beginnin

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Outside the room where Power Readers mentors and students gather each week at Thomson Elementary School. (Photo: Faith Harper/HUNewsService.com)

Non-Profit Organization Addresses Literacy Gaps in D.C. Schools

Automated traffic enforcement speed camera on Kenilworth Avenue NE southbound (Photo: Keith Golden Jr./ HU News Service)

Policy Group Steps In as Cities Drown in Traffic Enforcement Debt

Anthony Antrum-Frank assisting his grandson at Prince George’s County Police Athletic League Connect Boxing practice. (Photo: Taylor Swinton/HUNewsService.com)

Police Athletic League Uses Sports to Reduce Juvenile Crime in Prince George’s County

The founder of Move-In Day Mafia, Teej Mercer (L), and a scholar of the organization, Alexis Rodriguez (R), pose for a picture in Rodriguez’s newly decorated dorm room at Howard University. (Photo courtesy of LaTerra Wise)

Non-Profit Organization Helps Former Foster Care Youth Move-In to HBCUs

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Take Note: Culture and Controversy

Mental health and brain injuries in the NFL; bummed-out Barbz; and running back the drama on Tyra Banks. Welcome to the Take Note podcast…

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Go Fly A Kite: The Blossom Kite Festival highlights Cherry Blossom Festivities in DC

April 1, 2026

Residents Criticize DC Housing Authority On Living Conditions and Inconsistent Communication

February 20, 2026

From Pulpit to Protest: How the Black Church Shaped Democracy — and the Rev. Jesse Jackson

February 20, 2026

DMV Residents Reflect on Snowmageddon in 2010 and the Blizzard of 1996

February 4, 2026

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Through the Wire: Kanye West’s Apology Is Still Striking a Nerve Amid ‘Bully’ Rollout

The artist formerly known as Kanye West has been juggling the much-anticipated rollout of his “Bully” album next week along with lawsuits, court appearances over a renovation dispute and an apology tour…

March 17, 2026

Guardian Caps in Football: Why Aren’t They Popular?

March 1, 2026

Rondale Moore’s Death Renews Focus on Mental Health in the NFL

February 26, 2026

Is This Smize Giving Me the Crazy Eye?

February 24, 2026

Howard University Students Weigh In on Hollywood’s Skinny Embrace

February 24, 2026

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The Student Storyteller Powering Howard Football’s Digital Rise

November 26, 2025

Rhythms and Threads: How Gen Z is Remixing Music and Fashion Nostalgia Into Modern Identity

November 25, 2025

Coastal Hampton U. Has a Living Lab for Climate Science Research

November 20, 2025

The Past, Present and Future of Journalism Unite at MediaFest25

October 23, 2025

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No Kings Since 1776: The DC “No Kings” Protest is Back and Twice as Large

April 1, 2026

Birthright Citizenship on Trial: What’s at Stake in Trump v. Barbara

April 1, 2026

‘Don’t Get Mad. Shut the Door.’ — Bishop William Barber II and Joy Reid Discuss ‘Political Vampires’

March 29, 2026

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Abbott Elementary’s Continued Success Shows Why Representation in Network Comedy Still Matters

March 30, 2026

‘Don’t Get Mad. Shut the Door.’ — Bishop William Barber II and Joy Reid Discuss ‘Political Vampires’

March 29, 2026

Kenneth Blakeney Coaching More Than the Sport for HU Men’s Basketball Program

March 23, 2026

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Sanctuary Campus Debate Intensifies as Students Return From Spring Break

March 23, 2026

What to Know Before Wednesday’s Supreme Court Hearing in Flowers Foods Inc. v. Brock

March 20, 2026

Supreme Court Reviews Federal Restrictions on Drug Users Who Own Guns

March 4, 2026

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Black Press Day: Tradition, Technology and Rising Talent

March 22, 2026

The Audacity to Tell Our Own Stories

March 21, 2026

Howard Men’s Basketball Earns First March Madness Win in Program History

March 17, 2026

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Through Floodwaters and Fear: A Mother’s Katrina Survival

December 19, 2025

Howard Professors Discuss ‘Erasing Black History’ at MediaFest25

October 24, 2025

20 Years After Katrina: Have FEMA’s Changed Policies Worked?

September 7, 2025

Sports

Opportunity vs. Inequality in the New Reality of NIL

April 7, 2026

A Historic Final Four

April 3, 2026

Golf Is Fighting for Its Soul and Black Players Are Still Missing

March 30, 2026