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Hurricane Katrina·Special Projects·Weather

Through Floodwaters and Fear: A Mother’s Katrina Survival

December 19, 2025

by Bri Outlaw

Joelle Bowers gripped her 18-month-old daughter as the first bands of Hurricane Katrina tore across the…

Business·Justice·National·News·Politics·Race·Third Reconstruction

Howard Professors Discuss ‘Erasing Black History’ at MediaFest25

October 24, 2025

by HUNS Contributor

By Jeremy Garza After acknowledging the difficulties facing journalists trying to enter the industry right now, Pulitzer…

Climate Change·Hurricane Katrina·National·News·Special Projects

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

September 7, 2025

by Kevin Vaughn Jr.

A somber President George W. Bush addressed the nation from Jackson Square in New Orleans on…

Community·Environment·Health·Housing·Hurricane Katrina·Mental Health·National·News·Special Projects·Weather

Promises and Realities: Hurricane Katrina’s Lasting Effects on Displaced Residents in Atlanta

August 29, 2025

by Sean Mitchell

On a late August morning in 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast, leaving entire…

Environment·Health·Health·Housing·Hurricane Katrina·Mental Health·National·News·Special Projects·Weather

Katrina’s Other Coast: Mississippi 20 Years After the Storm

August 28, 2025

Belaynesh ShiferawandDamenica Ellis

When Mississippi issued an evacuation order for its southernmost residents ahead of Hurricane Katrina, Tanya Plummer,…

Arts·Music·Solutions Journalism·Third Reconstruction

The Soundtracks to Our Suffering: How Black Artists Have Used Song As a Medium of Pain and Protest

April 28, 2023

by Cory Utsey

Marching through the streets during the pandemic, boycotting buses in Alabama or sitting in at Confederate…

Solutions Journalism·State & Local·Third Reconstruction·Video·Washington D.C.

Preserving History: The Fight To Protect Black Cemeteries

April 17, 2023

by Nylah Lee

By Nylah Lee, NewVision Reporter In communities across the country, there’s a renewed effort to identify…

Environment·State & Local·Third Reconstruction·Washington D.C.

Not In My Neighborhood: DC Community Residents Speak Out Against Hazardous Plant

March 14, 2023

by Summer Brown

By Summer Brown, NewsVision Reporter Environmental injustice is just one example of systemic racism facing…

Climate Change·HBCU·Health·Solutions Journalism·Third Reconstruction·Water Pollution

West Baltimore Residents, Students Have Mixed Feelings About Water Quality After E. Coli Contamination

January 5, 2023

by Darreonna Davis

By Darreonna Davis Howard University News Service and Inside Climate News BALTIMORE—Lily Goldsmith was in her…

Behind the Ballot 2022·Education·Educational Equality·Election 2022·HBCU·Justice·National·News·Politics·Third Reconstruction

Students Travel to Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Affirmative Action

November 1, 2022

by Corinne Dorsey

By Corinne Dorsey Howard University News Service Crowds gathered outside of the U.S. Supreme Court…

Breathing While Black·Environment

Green with Grime: D.C. Company Aims to Restore Area’s Green Spaces

April 22, 2022

by Courtney Williams

Washington, D.C. may have a lot of green spaces but not all of these spaces are…

Breathing While Black

Can We Beat the Heat?

April 22, 2022

by Donovan J. Thomas

By Monét Bowen Howard University News Service For years, housing policies within the United States have…

Breathing While Black·Environment·Ward 8·Washington D.C.

Green with Grime: D.C. Company Aims to Restore Area’s Green Spaces

April 22, 2022

by Courtney Williams

Washington, DC may have a lot of green spaces but not all of these…

Breathing While Black·Hurricane Katrina·Special Projects

Racism in Recovery: Communities of Color Face Rebuilding Hurdles After Natural Disasters

April 22, 2022

by Ryan Thomas

By Ryan Thomas Howard University News Service Hurricane Irma first made landfall in August of 2017,…

Breathing While Black·Environment·Health

A Commentary on Freedom in Food

April 22, 2022

by Maxie Harrington

By Maxie Harrington Howard University News Service When was the last time you ate something that…

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