https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:18:26 +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/sports/kenneth-blakeney-coaching-more-than-the-sport-for-hus-mens-basketball-program/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:58:08 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23459 The Howard men’s basketball season ended last week with a loss to No. 1-seed Michigan. It was quite a letdown after beating UMBC for the Bison’s first-ever win in the NCAA tournament, putting Howard in the field of 64. Though the season concluded in a blowout loss, the NCAA tournament run reflected head coach Kenneth Blakeney’s long journey to success, starting from his childhood in D.C. Witnessing hand-to-hand exchanges on your daily walk to school and being surrounded by hustlers might seem harsh to some people. For Blakeney, it was just reality. Those guys were more than gang-bangers; they looked]]> https://hunewsservice.com/politics/sanctuary-campus-debate-intensifies-as-students-return-from-spring-break/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:47:41 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23372 WASHINGTON (HUNS) — As students return to campus from spring break, a series of federal immigration policies and high-profile enforcement actions are reshaping daily life for immigrant students at Howard University, American University and campuses across the country. What began in 2016 as a policy debate over sanctuary campuses has become a lived reality, students say, one shaped by travel restrictions, visa uncertainty and the fear that a routine airport encounter could upend their education. Spring break, typically a time for travel, has taken on new meaning for many students. For some, leaving campus, or even passing through an airport,]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/national/black-press-day-tradition-technology-and-rising-talent/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:52:27 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23427 At a time when the role of Black media is being tested, journalists, students and leaders reflected on its legacy and what comes next during a celebration of Black Press Day on Wednesday at Howard University. The event fostered community solidarity, commemoration of the success of the Black Press since 1827 with the founding of Freedom’s Journal and calls to action in maintaining its sustenance and expanding its outreach. It was part of the annual Black Press Week, endorsed by the National Newspapers Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF). With its central programming in the nation’s capital, the week started with Black]]> https://hunewsservice.com/opinion/the-audacity-to-tell-our-own-stories/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:59:48 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23408 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, giving the state of the Black Press speech in Blackburn on Mar. 18 (Keith Golden Jr/HU News Service)]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/howard-mens-basketball-earns-first-march-madness-win-in-program-history/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:45:00 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23360 The Howard Bison men’s basketball made history Tuesday night, defeating the UMBC Retrievers men’s basketball 86–83 in the First Four to secure the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. Howard controlled the game from the start, leading 49–41 at halftime and holding the advantage for nearly the entire contest.  The Bison led for 93% of the game and built a second-half lead as large as 14 points, but UMBC refused to go away, cutting the deficit to a single possession in the closing seconds. The Retrievers had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer, but a contested 3-point attempt]]> https://hunewsservice.com/sports/howard-women-capture-meac-title-with-win-over-norfolk-state-secure-ncaa-tournament-spot/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:40:23 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23300 The Howard Lady Bison defeated the Norfolk State Spartans in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship, claiming their first victory since 2022.   For three consecutive years, the Bison lost the MEAC title to Norfolk State. This year, they won 53-46 at the Norfolk Scope Arena to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Bison forward Nile Miller said the championship win meant so much after several attempts in previous seasons. “I have been here for four years, and we tried each time to win,” Miller said. “This year, everything came together. The players and coaches were all committed to finally getting]]> https://hunewsservice.com/sports/how-a-divers-journey-dismantles-stereotypes-and-contributes-to-howards-aquatic-history/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:14:42 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23169 WASHINGTON (HUNS) –  Diving isn’t a sport Black people do. I’ve heard that sentiment throughout my entire diving journey — whether being called a “weird child” by family or being told it’s strange because “Black people don’t swim.” That’s the box that society has placed me in. But being a diver at Howard University and the groundbreaking success of our swimming and diving teams dismantle this narrative.  We’re double champions. Our men’s team won its third Northeast conference title in February, and this is the first time that an HBCU women’s swimming and diving program has won a conference title. ]]> https://hunewsservice.com/howard-university/howard-university-officially-welcomes-race-scholar-ibram-x-kendi-whats-next/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 22:12:42 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23140 As “Pomp and Circumstance” played through the speakers, the first floor of Founders Library fell quiet. A line of university officials entered in academic regalia, followed by Ibram X. Kendi, Ph.D., and his wife, Sadiqa, in coordinated kente cloth. As they took their seats on the dais, the crowd followed a motion to be seated, marking the beginning of the ceremony.  One year after Kendi’s hiring at Howard University was announced in January 2025, a move that reportedly shocked faculty and drew national attention, Kendi was formally installed as the inaugural Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in the College of]]> https://hunewsservice.com/variety/faith/gracious-gardener-sermon-challenges-howards-chapel-to-avoid-a-cut-it-down-mentality/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:10:00 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23126 WASHINGTON (HUNS) — The Rev. Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley took the stage in Cramton Auditorium on Sunday with an empowering sermon on empowerment and self-care, bringing in love all the way from Myrtle Baptist Church in West Newton, Massachusetts, to the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel.  His address, “The Gracious Gardener,” encapsulated the harms of a “cut-it-down” mentality among individuals and organizations that treat others as if they are disposable. This ranges from social media comments to President Trump’s “cruel deportation policies” and war on Iran.  Crowley, who identifies as a Black gay man, spoke inspiringly about how people should not]]> https://hunewsservice.com/multimedia/how-well-do-you-know-jesse-jackson-take-our-quiz/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 https://hunewsservice.com/?p=23079 ]]>