https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Wed, 14 May 2025 02:30:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hunewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-407787_352128264798897_1461219382_n-1-32x32.jpg https://hunewsservice.com 32 32 https://hunewsservice.com/variety/health/a-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-could-impact-how-doctors-treat-their-patients/ Sun, 04 May 2025 22:15:01 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=21326 WASHINGTON — The ongoing United States v. Skrmetti case is expected to have deep ramifications for families of children who are transgender and their doctors in traditionally conservative states, experts say.  Lawyers for both parties presented their arguments on gender-affirming care at the U.S. Supreme Court in December. The issue has become decidedly divisive across the country in recent months. The case will determine whether Tennessee Senate Bill 1 — a provision that would eliminate all medical treatments that align with a transgender minor’s asserted gender — is able to move forward.  Advocates argue that the bill violates the constitutionality]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/redefining-protect-and-serve-how-one-howard-professor-is-bridging-the-trust-gap-between-d-c-residents-and-police/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:44:20 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=21120 Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – In 2018, Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad at Howard University created a first-of-its-kind education model called Policing Inside Out. It puts police officers in an unexpected place: the classroom, where they learn alongside students. The program is aimed at deconstructing biases about law enforcement on both ends of the spectrum.   For 15 weeks, students, community leaders and law enforcement officers assemble inside the classroom where they have unfiltered conversations about policing. Together, they work to challenge preconceived ideas surrounding the carceral system and venture off campus to apply these lessons in real-world settings.  “I really wanted]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/howard-university-multicultural-media-academy-celebrates-50-years/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:46:03 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=20909 Howard University News Service  WASHINGTON – Since 1975, the Howard University Multicultural Media Academy (HUMMA) has paved the way for high school students to explore the world of journalism and engage with media professionals.  As it observes its 50th anniversary, the two-week summer initiative stands as the oldest university-run, high school journalism program in the district.  Hosted by the Department of Media, Journalism and Film in the Cathy Hughes School of Communications, HUMMA gives students an opportunity to learn at no cost.  “I think that a program like this is critical because, over the years, we have worked to provide]]> https://hunewsservice.com/politics/immigration-rights-groups-brace-for-impact-of-trumps-recent-executive-orders/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:52:27 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=18881 By Lauren Nutall Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – Since assuming office, President Donald Trump has passed sweeping legislation targeting immigration policies implemented during the Biden-Harris administration, prompting criticism from immigration rights groups. Throughout his campaign, Trump pledged to undo many Biden-era policies, including expelling undocumented migrants from the United States and increasing border security. During his first five days in office, he upheld several of these promises. His decision to end birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to any child born within the U.S. regardless of their parents’ status and is protected by the 14th Amendment, sparked the most controversy.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/politics/trump-restores-death-penalty-concerning-prisoner-advocates-as-ag-pick-advances/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:19:25 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=18900   By Lauren Nutall Howard University News Service Prisoner advocates are alarmed by President Donald Trump’s executive order to restore the death penalty. They fear that the order will be used to target individuals and worsen existing biases within the prosecutorial system. “People who end up in prison are Black and Brown; people who are given the death penalty are Black and Brown. So it’s disproportionate,” said Pamela Bailey, executive director and co-founder of More Than Our Crimes, a nonprofit organization aimed at providing a second chance to former federally incarcerated individuals and advocating for rehabilitation. In his executive order,]]> https://hunewsservice.com/elections/election-2024/trump-supporters-endorse-him-at-republican-watch-party-in-d-c/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:37:13 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=18401 By Donovan McNeal, Lauren Nutall, Christian Marshall, Tia Pitts and Davis Dailey Howard University News Service Dirty Water claims it was the only bar in Washington, D.C., to host a watch party on election night for Donald Trump, attracting visitors from all over the world who came to witness the historic night.  Coming off the Associated Press announcement that Trump obtained 292 electoral votes, officially declaring him the victor of the 2024 presidential election, some of his supporters explained why they cast their ballot for him.  A 2,500-mile Trek for Trump Tim Mellema, 50, and Kari Mellema-Carson, 63, traveled over]]> https://hunewsservice.com/elections/election-2024/4-debtors-share-their-hopes-fears-during-the-2024-presidential-election/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:25:35 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=18179 By Lauren Nutall Howard University News Service In 2023, at 77 years old, Michael Haran suffered a heart attack. It was another blow for the Santa Rosa resident, who was still recovering from aggressive radiation treatment after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2022. Haran was forced to relocate to an assisted living facility, at his family’s insistence. “As my daughter says, ‘You gotta admit it. You gotta face up to it. You’re not a spring chicken anymore,’” Haran recalled. “I can live there on half of my Social Security, and they provide room and board, medical and dental. And]]>