https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Sat, 08 Mar 2025 19:29:12 +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/uncategorized/progression-on-the-horizon-60-years-full-circle/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 03:22:01 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=15804 By Kiara Patterson, NewsVision reporter Six decades after the original March on Washington in 1963, community leaders and organizers of Saturday’s march met with President Biden and Vice President Harris to discuss what this 60th year in the fight for justice means. Though some call it a full-circle moment, many of the leaders say the past 60 years have shown how far America still has to go to realize “Dr. King’s “dream.” NewVision’s Kiara Patterson reports from the White House. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It’s Time to Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer, Civil Rights Leaders Urge at White House By Madison Pina]]> https://hunewsservice.com/sports/commentary-kaepernick-america-traces-a-greater-cause/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 09:30:02 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=14931 By George Hamilton III Howard University News Service It was a clear Friday night in August of 2016 with a few clouds passing over Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers were playing the Green Bay Packers in the third week of the NFL preseason. For NFL Network reporter, studio analyst and NFL.com senior writer Steve Wyche, this was another game he was watching as a football fan. However, he noticed something that many people didn’t notice; 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the singing of the national anthem for a third straight week. Kaepernick had sat]]> https://hunewsservice.com/multimedia/video/celebration-calls-for-change-after-derek-chauvin-verdict/ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:28:55 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=11981 Énoa Gibson, NewsVision   A Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges, including second degree murder in the death of George Floyd. The case drew national attention and sparked uprisings last May after video Chauvin killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes went viral. At Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC there was cautious optimism after the verdict. NewsVision reporter Ènoa Gibson has reaction.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/crime/defense-argues-its-case-in-trial-of-derek-chauvin-former-officer-charged-in-george-floyds-death/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:46:51 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=11932 By Enoa Gibson, NewsVision The defense continues to try to prove its case in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the death of George Floyd last May. The prosecution rested its case after 11 days, and 38 witnesses. Prosecutors argue that Chauvin used excessive and unreasonable force when he kneeled on Floyd’s neck and back for nine minutes and 29 seconds. The defense argues the former officer was justified. As NewsVision reporter Enoa Gibson reports, tensions are high for many who are following the trial.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/politics/election-2020-the-continued-battle-against-racial-inequality/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:29:56 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=10926 The fight for equality in America has again reached the national forefront, as protests were held across the country amid racial tensions after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Most African Americans say the social injustice and violence they have to endure is not new, and systemic racism persists in America. For many, it’s one of the biggest issues in the 2020 Presidential Election. NewsVision’s Kira Nicole Grant has the story.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/elections/election-2020/creating-change-as-a-black-voter/ Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:06:04 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=10587 Following the death of George Floyd who died in May while being detained in police custody, a call for change was made in Minneapolis, MN. With the goal of creating lasting change for African Americans, the organization A Mother’s Love, and Campaign Inc., are trying to get the community engaged in the voting process, not only during the presidential election, but in every election. NewsVision’s Samantha Chaney reports from Minneapolis.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/minneapolis-mn-the-epicenter-of-summer-2020-protests/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 21:23:19 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=10494 By Samantha Chaney, NewsVision Reporter As the Labor Day holiday approaches, marking the unofficial end of summer, civil unrest continues to heat up across the country, as protestors call for an end to police brutality and racial inequality. Minneapolis, MN became the epicenter of the 2020 movement, after the video-recorded death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in late May. NewsVision reporter and Minnesota resident Samantha Chaney, captured several of the protests.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/hbcu-march-of-the-generations/ Fri, 04 Sep 2020 19:20:12 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/?p=10481 By Jaquatte Williams, NewsVision Reporter   One day after the March on Washington, another highly-celebrated event took place in the nation’s capital– the HBCU March of the Generations. The Live Moment teamed up with the GOGO Long Live program to host the event. With multi-generational attendees from across the country, the march celebrated the beauty in blackness and HBCUs while advocating for what organizers say is a desperately needed change in the world right now. NewsVision reporter Jaquatte Williams shines a light on the beauty and power associated with marching and peaceful protest.]]> https://hunewsservice.com/newsvision-newscast/newsvision-newscast-spring-2018/ Wed, 02 May 2018 16:44:20 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/newsvision-newscast-spring-2018/ Students in the Spring 2018 capstone multimedia journalism course, "NewsVision" smile with their section's instructor, Prof. Jennifer Thomas, following completion of their final 30-minute newscast.   This Spring 2018 newscast is produced by students in the senior capstone multimedia journalism class at Howard University's Cathy Hughes School of Communications. NewsVision prepares students for careers in front of, and behind the camera. All content, including promos, was produced by the students in Prof. Jennifer Thomas' section. They also assumed all technical and editorial roles. We hope you enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: @NewsVisionHU , and Instagram: HUNewsVision.    ]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/hundreds-of-thousands-march-to-end-gun-violence/ Sat, 24 Mar 2018 22:34:38 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/hundreds-of-thousands-march-to-end-gun-violence/ WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands marched in the nation’s capital and across the world to commemorate those killed by gun violence and to demand more effective gun control legislation. The march, entitled March for Our Lives, was led by teenagers and survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. To honor the 17 victims of the February shooting, one of the speakers read their names, “Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Nicholas Dworet, Jaime Guttenberg . . .” He saved the name of one student, Nicholas Dworet, for last because Saturday would have been his 18th]]>