https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:29:15 +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/opinion/vlog-why-the-black-press-is-needed-now-more-than-ever/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:38:53 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=18706 By Kayla Ferris, NewsVision reporter At the start of 2025, President Donald Trump officially begins a second term as U.S. president. Trump promises sweeping controversial regulations that may impact millions of African Americans. This, on the same day that the legacy of Civil Rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated. In this vlog, NewsVision reporter Kayla Farris looks at why the Black Press is crucial at this point of history.  ]]> https://hunewsservice.com/multimedia/video/help-us-find-us-families-of-missing-african-americans-say-more-must-be-done/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:50:11 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=12948 With more than 543,000 missing person cases in the United States, African American families are finding that they are not receiving the same amount of media coverage and resources as their white counterparts. NewsVision reporter Ariana Cobb spoke with David Robinson about his missing son Daniel’s case.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/multimedia/video/african-takeover-day-culture-pride-continue-in-annual-celebration/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:02:10 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/african-takeover-day-culture-pride-continue-in-annual-celebration/ Photo Courtesy Judayah Murray #BlackGirlsYouTubeToo   Black History Month takes on new meaning as students from across the African diaspora celebrate "African Takeover Day." As NewsVision reporter Dawchelle Hamilton reports, the tradition is one which brings on even more meaning for students at Howard University.  ]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/blacks-minorities-largely-absent-during-inauguration/ Fri, 20 Jan 2017 13:33:48 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/blacks-minorities-largely-absent-during-inauguration/ Presidential Inauguration 2017 Photo Courtsey ABC News: African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities were visibly absent during President Donald Trump's Inauguration. WASHINGTON – African Americans, Hispanics, in fact most people of color, were a rarity at President Donald Trump’s inauguration The lack of participation by America’s black and other minority communities was apparent to viewers on television and on the ground.  The makeup of the audience, as well as those on the main stage were in stark contrast to the inaugurations of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and even George W. Bush. Those who were there said they attended  to express]]> https://hunewsservice.com/elections/election-2016/blacks-and-republicans-a-look-at-election-2016/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 23:45:52 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/blacks-and-republicans-a-look-at-election-2016/ African Americans and the Republican Party have not always been the most common pairing, but the 2016 Election has proven otherwise for a few black voters.  NewsVision Reporter Imani LaTortue has the story.  ]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/black-donors-made-new-african-american-museum-reality-2/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:45:38 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/black-donors-made-new-african-american-museum-reality-2/ Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Photo by Freddie Allen, NNPA.  First lady Michelle Obama hugs jormer President George W. Bush during the grand opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as his wife and President Obama look on.  Bush signed the legislation to create the museum.  WASHINGTON — The opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture was full of glitz and glamour as celebrities, elected officials, civil rights icons and three American presidents came together to celebrate the historic moment. But even as President Barack Obama addressed thousands in]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/black-donors-made-new-african-american-museum-reality/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:44:46 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/black-donors-made-new-african-american-museum-reality/ D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser looks at the Paradox of Liberty exhibit on opening day. WASHINGTON — The opening of the National Museum of African American Culture and History was full of glitz and glamour as celebrities, elected officials, civil rights icons and three American presidents came together to celebrate the historic moment. But even as President Barack Obama addressed thousands in a moving speech, actor Will Smith and entertainment mogul Oprah Winfrey read the poetry of Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou and Stevie Wonder and Patti LaBelle preformed classic songs, one thing was evident – the museum wouldn’t have existed]]> https://hunewsservice.com/multimedia/video/black-brands-in-presidential-politics-2/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 21:13:08 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/black-brands-in-presidential-politics-2/ Issues in Election 2016 In 2008 and 2012, African Americans voted in the presidential race in record numbers. With candidates now using social media to connect with younger voters, the importance of black brands in politics was center stage during a panel at Howard University. Howard University News Service's Jailyn Anderson reports.            ]]>